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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tan snake with brown diamond-shaped blotches running the length of the back.

Habitat:

Found stretched out in the road in a desert. When I got out to take a photo, he went to the edge of the road and coiled up and watched me.

Reference Links:

Crotalus atrox, Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Reptiles of Arizona

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AshleyT
Head out west, they are one of the snakes I see the most!

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2014

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