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Crotalus viridis viridis
Adult male Prairie Rattlesnake found basking at the base of a Yucca Plant in the afternoon sun.
Semi-arid grasslands, shrublands, plains, dry sandy soil, predominant vegetation: prairie grasses, banana yucca, juniper, sagebrush
Spotted on May 31, 2011
Submitted on Jun 11, 2011
4 Comments
Wow! Another terrific series. I love the third pic especially!
Please be sure to add this to the Snakes of the United States – CSC mission to help with their citizen science project!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...
Great color and posture! Please consider adding this spotting to the Snakes of the Southwest Mission! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1249...
Nice photo & snake
I love reptiles!!!