Southwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake - Croatalus molossus
Baird and Girard, 1853| Crotalus ornatus |
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| Adult, Dos Cabesas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona | ||
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| Adult, Pinaleno Mountains, Graham County, Arizona | ||
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| Adult, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona |
Adult, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona |
Adult, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
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| Adult, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona | Adult, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona | |
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| Adult, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
Tail | Captive adult, courtesy of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum |
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| Mating pair found in the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona | ||
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| Mating pair found in the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona |
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| Habitat | ||
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| Habitat, Pajarito Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
Habitat, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona |
Habitat, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona |
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| Habitat, 8,800 ft., Pinaleno Mountains, Graham County, Arizona | ||
| Short Video and Sounds | ||
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| Views of a Black-tailed Rattlesnake in the Pajarito Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona. | Recording of the rattling of a captive adult (shown above) courtesy of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. © Jeff Rice / Western Soundscape Archive Not to be used without permission. | A basking Black-tailed Rattlesnake high up in the Pinaleno mountains of Graham County, Arizona. |
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