Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus Oreganus Overhead Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Overhead, top view photograph of a young Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus Rattlesnake with a short tail and horn-like segmented rattle. These are dangerously venomous snakes although they are relatively calm and are usually not aggressive to humans. Observed in Lake county California. Snake is coiled and warming in the sun on a log. Plants are seen in background.