That looks like a gopher snake to me. Rattlesnakes are fatter for a given length. They inject venom and don’t need the extra length to coil around their prey.
The pattern is different from any rattlers in your area. Rattlesnakes have large diamond shaped heads with visible open pits (extra holes located on the head). A gopher snake will have a smaller more slender head than a rattler. Rattles can easily be broken off so don’t go by that alone. Most of all, if bitten, do not attempt to suck out the venom or apply a tourniquet. Ray -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a7cf0f18-a12c-461d-b085-5bd8cd5009ef%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
