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Crotalus scutulatus
Brown or greenish, easily mistaken for a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
Found this one at night under a small mesquite tree. Open scrub grassland habitat with cholla and prickly-pear cacti.
Perhaps the most dangerous of North American rattlesnakes.
Spotted on Jul 29, 2010
Submitted on Dec 17, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you, Lisa! Now I know the way to your heart, eh? :-)
Simply beautiful!