Connolly Ranch
Small Southern Pacific Rattlesnake beneath the Bike Path railing close to the water
Coiled up next to the trail, the snake started hissing and rattling when I was ~15’ away and kept it up until I retreated ~50 yards.
Great Basin??
Don’t ask how it got in the truck.
The only subspecies in Kings County.
Decided to scare them off the path so they didn't get hurt/hurt a kid or a dog or something. They rattled at me a decent bit, then slithered off to enjoy the rest of their day.
Carrizo Plain
Very far away and snake slithered into the bush the minute it saw me. Squirrel in the background was giving alarm calls