Identifying a Sidewinder Rattlesnake

[DonTom]

It said at the start this snake is a Western DB. I had to laugh when I read that, because it clearly is NOT even close!

@Jackiemac, you should be able to tell at a glance what it is, just as I did, with previous info. I sent to you.

So what snake is this?

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[IBTripping]

I think it is a sidewinder which has similar horns.

 

[DonTom]

I think it is a sidewinder which has similar horns.

Yep!

A sidewinder is the easiest rattlesnake to ID in the USA by far, It is the only rattlesnake to have those large horns over the eyes. Some people call sidewinders the "Horned Rattlesnake" because of that.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[DonTom]

And here is what a real true WDB Rattlesnake looks like: