Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Created: April 2nd, 2011 - 06:18 PM
Last Modified: April 2nd, 2011 - 06:18 PM Entered by: Bill Gorum
Record 71004
Last Modified: April 2nd, 2011 - 06:18 PM Entered by: Bill Gorum
Record 71004
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Country: United States |
State: New Mexico |
County: Chaves County |
Time: 1996-08-00 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Sand shinnery |
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Notes
Found in the mouth of a rodent burrow in the mid morning. Where it had waited in ambush coiled outside the burrow earlier is obvious in the sand in the first picture. You gotta love rattlesnakes!
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