Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
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- C. o. oreganus – Sacramento Co, CA – photo by Cody Dow
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- C. o. oreganus – Sacramento Co, CA – photo by Cody Dow
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- C. o. oreganus – Sacramento Co, CA – photo by Cody Dow
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus o. oreganus occurs in coastal California from Santa Barbara County northward to the Oregon border, and eastward to the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus oreganus oreganus (Holbrook – 1840)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species/Subspecies: oreganus, Latin – oregano = belonging to the state of Oregon – pos. ref. to locality of type specimen
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962