A young Western Diamond-back rattlesnake, about 18 inches
long, that briefly visited our side yard. We saw it again
the following night, again in the same spot, but it has
since moved on. It was neat to watch it coil itself up ---
its head kind of stays in one position while it pulls the
rest of its body in and round to make a tight coil, with
the tail being the last part to be positioned.