Southwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox
Baird and Girard, 1853| Species Description |
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Adult, Cochise County, Arizona Listen to this snake rattling and hissing. |
Adult in defensive threatening posture, Sierra County, New Mexico. | |
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| Adult, Santa Cruz County, Arizona | Juvenile eating a rodent on a road at night, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. | Adult,Yavapai County, Arizona |
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| Adult, La Paz County, Arizona | Juvenile, Santa Cruz County, Arizona | Tail |
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| A Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake eats a dove in Cochise County, Arizona. © Bob Herrmann | ||
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| Habitat, Cochise County, Arizona |
Habitat, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
Habitat, Santa Rita Mountains,Pima County, Arizona |
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| Habitat, Pima County, Arizona |
Habitat, Hidalgo County, New Mexico | Habitat, Yavapai County, Arizona |
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| Habitata, La Paz County, Arizona | Habitat, Santa Cruz County, Arizona | |
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| Several views of a Cochise County, Arizona Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake rattling and taking a defensive pose with its head and tail elevated. | A Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake rattles in a defensive pose in Sierra County, New Mexico. | |
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