The Pacific rattlesnake in the Bay Area can have various colorations, including reddish brown, which may lead to confusion with other snakes like gopher snakes with a similar hue.
While the sighting of a red diamond rattlesnake in the Bay Area is possible due to potential transport by unknown means, it is more likely that the snake with rosy color seen by the hiker was a variant of the Pacific rattlesnake or a gopher snake.
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