Eric was called out to capture an unknown rattlesnake within a preserve, where we have been studying urban rattlesnake ecology for several years. The snake ended up being a Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, which had not been previously tagged. Marissa took measurements and gave it a pit tag before it was released back to the mountain where it has lived its life.
Research like this is part of the output of fees collected during snake relocation work.
