Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Created: December 12th, 2010 - 03:59 PM
Last Modified: December 14th, 2010 - 09:11 AM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 58697

Country: United States		State: Texas	County: Hudspeth County	Time: 2006-08-08 00:53:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Chihuhuan Desert foothills
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Notes

This was an enormous, heavy-bodied animal. A really magnificent snake much larger than most Chihuahuan Desert atrox.

Posted by Chris Harrison on Dec 14, 2010 at 09:12 AM

Yeah, it looked like a snake that had been in captivity all of its life.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Dec 13, 2010 at 03:33 PM

Beautiful Atrox, with 12 really nice Rattles..