Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
November 7th, 2020
High of 78 degrees Fahrenheit
65 degrees Fahrenheit at capture
A large and healthy snake observed sitting in leaves about four feet in front of it's densite in the shade on a mostly sunny day. The rocky mountainside exposed to the sun is home to numerous densites, and the person who found this snake commented this was a smaller den compared to what we had not searched yet. At the larger site we would eventually locate a juvenile. This animal was torpid upon capture but quickly rattled and struck after the first few minutes. Upon release where it was found, the snake promptly retreated to it's den.
Yell County, Arkansas
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
November 7th, 2020
High of 78 degrees Fahrenheit
65 degrees Fahrenheit at capture
A large and healthy snake observed sitting in leaves about four feet in front of it's densite in the shade on a mostly sunny day. The rocky mountainside exposed to the sun is home to numerous densites, and the person who found this snake commented this was a smaller den compared to what we had not searched yet. At the larger site we would eventually locate a juvenile. This animal was torpid upon capture but quickly rattled and struck after the first few minutes. Upon release where it was found, the snake promptly retreated to it's den.
Yell County, Arkansas