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Spotted on Jan 16, 2011
Submitted on Apr 4, 2012
3 Comments
ello. Since you know the identity of your organism (from your use of a common name), please go ahead and fill in the scientific name field. In this case for the "western diamondback rattlesnake" it is Crotalus atrox. This allows the spotting to be correctly entered into the database and become a complete record, letting groups and individuals use the data and find your spotting. It also takes the spotting off the "unidentified" list. If you are interested in learning how species are named and why this is important, see Project Noah's blog entry http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/2870249... Thanks!
At first glance this captive looks a bit eastern but I'm no expert on diamondbacks
Great spot!