One of the most beautiful rattlesnakes I have ever seen!
My first black tail and it was a really nice one! Found crawling onto the road just before sunset. Was relatively defensive for a black-tail and it started rattling almost immediately.
Animal was found barely moving on pavement at boat launch parking, probably got run over or crushed by holiday visitors. Staff had put it in a bucket to move it or see if it could be rehabbed, but by the time I got there it was dead.
Big horned sheep