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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus Atrox

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Field Notes

Description:

Very young Western Diamondback.

Habitat:

Road through desert grasslands

Notes:

As you can tell by the first picture, he had clearly just eaten something. That looks really uncomfortable. Struck at me about 6 times, all while I was about five feet away.

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PublishedNovember 5, 2015

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