USC Environmental studies students are enjoying a desert rainbow at the Steele/Burnand Desert Research Center. Come back again to this page for updates.
Northern burrowing owl (A. c. hypugaea). Photo credit to Rachel Fricke
Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep (O. c. nelsoni) Photo credit to Rachel Fricke
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake – Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus – Photo credit to Rachel Fricke (thanks Bradford Hollingsworth for the correction!)
The photo of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is a Speckled Rattlesnake… Great shot, nonetheless!
Thanks Bradford for the correction! The caption has been updated.