Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Crotalus ruber
- C. ruber – Imperial Co, CA – photo by Will Wells
- C. ruber – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Diego Ortiz
- C. ruber – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. ruber – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. ruber – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. ruber – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- C. ruber – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- C. ruber – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. ruber – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus ruber occurs in southern California in southern Los Angeles County, Orange County, western Riverside County, San Diego County and extreme western Imperial County.
LEGAL STATUS: Crotalus ruber is protected as a California Species of Special Concern.