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Western diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Photo by Tamarac Denis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Smaller rattlesnake with noticeable rattle, photo caught enough of its pattern to verify as a diamondback and not a pygmy rattlesnake.

Habitat:

Encountered on edge of gravel road between freshwater pond to the north and brackish salt marsh on the south.

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