Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) - HM 128575
Observer:
St. John, Alan
Observed:
1957-00-00
Last Modified:
2016-02-23 15:41:51
Country:
United States of America
State:
Oregon
County:
Yamhill
Age:
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
I found this old photo in the archives of the News Register (McMinnville, Oregon newspaper). It shows a decapitated Northern Pacific Rattlesnake that was killed during 1957 near the small farming community of Whiteson, at the edge of the Amity Hills. As far as I know, this is the last documented Yamhill County native rattlesnake. Typical of most C. o. oreganus from Oregon's mid Willamette Valley, it had a unique dorsal pattern of crossbars extending from the tail nearly to the neck.
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