Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Created: September 11th, 2012 - 10:02 PM
Last Modified: September 11th, 2012 - 10:02 PM Entered by: McDowell Sonoran Preserve Survey
Record 124778

Country: United States		State: Arizona	County: Maricopa County	Time: 2012-08-25 20:23:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: upper sonoran desert scrub
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 84.00F	Ground Temperature: 80.00F	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: First Quarter	Elevation: 2560.00ft	Barometric Pressure: 689.86 mmHg

Notes

Found this one coiled up in a narrow, shallow, sandy wash. It later crawled up to the side of the wash and try to hide under a hackberry plant.