Southwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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Western Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus
Great Basin Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Klauber, 1930(= Crotalus lutosus )
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Yellow = C. o. lutosus
Click the map for a key to the other subspecies.
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| Adult, White Pine County, Nevada | ||
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| Adult, Washoe County, Nevada | ||
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| Adult, Mineral County, Nevada. © Brad Alexander |
Adult, Washoe County, Nevada | |
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| Adult, White Pine County, Nevada | Juvenile, Washoe County, Nevada © Lou Silva |
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| Den site in Washoe County, Nevada, where snakes have been seen for at least 20 years. © Tom Green - TomGreenPhotography.com |
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| Adult, Elko County © Bill Bachman | Juvenile, Washoe County, Nevada © Don Johnson |
Tail and Rattle |
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| Adult, Washoe County, Nevada | Adult, Washoe County, Nevada | Adult, Washoe County, Nevada |
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| Habitat, Washoe County, Nevada | Habitat, Nye County, Nevada | Habitat, White Pine County, Nevada |
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| Habitat, Elko County © Bill Bachman | ||
| Videos and Sound | ||
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| A Great Basin Rattlesnake rattles at night in the Nevada desert. | A Great Basin Rattlesnake crawls under a bush and rattles in the afternoon in eastern Siskiyou County. | Listen to a Great Basin Rattlesnake rattling. © Jeff Rice Not to be used without permission. (Listen to more recordings of this snake at the Western Soundscape Archive) |
Southwest Reptiles & Amphibians
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