However, another new unmarked rattlesnake was spotted today at 1:02PM, laying partly in the sun at the refuge used by most of the other telemetered animals. This one had a complete unbroken rattle of 7 segments plus the birth button and was a different rattlesnake than the one I saw on 2 February. It was in a place where I could not have captured him before he escaped so I didn’t disturb him/her. This is, indeed, a popular refuge. I can barely wait to see if all these rattlesnakes return next winter!
14 February 2015
Since 2 February, fence lizards continue to bask on sunny days but the rattlesnakes have been out of sight and their low body temperatures suggest that they have not been basking.