Found by Kate Spencer on 10/14.
Large, about 20cm long, brown with dark spots
3 inches long at most
Kinda looks like a king snake from this shot but it’s banded because it’s the end of its tail. I also attached an audio recording.
Found the same rattlesnake I wasn’t able to take a picture of yesterday! It was very difficult getting my camera to focus on him with all the brush in the way but I’d rather have this than no photos. Not super obvious in the pic but this was a decently sized rattlesnake! If I had to guess, I’d say it was a little over 4 ft.
Being eaten by yellowjackets
on cultivated Coreopsis in Cabrillo College Horticulture Department nursery
Feeding on Apis mellifera. Drew quite a crowd at the garden center as I was observing this