The Aruba Island Rattlesnake exists only on the Dutch island of Aruba. Before human settlement, this snake roamed most of the 69.5 square mile island. However, due to infrastructure and other human development, these snakes now only exist in small pockets of natural area.

I found this juvenile coiled below a black sage bush late at night in a small patch of mildly disturbed cactus scrub. Juveniles, like this one, have a broader diet than adults, feeding on small both small mammals and reptiles (mostly lizards and geckos), as apposed to adults who primarily feed on mice, rats and rabbits.

SE Arizona, September 2016

Canebrake Rattlesnake from North Florida.

Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Arizona, 2018

Twin-spotted Rattlesnake in habitat atop a mountain in SE Arizona.

By far the largest snake found at my house so far.

Calaveras County, CA

Sonoran Sidewinder

Juvenile from Oregon

Snowy Molo

Dont Tread on Me! Its sadly ironic how many people that fly the Gadsden flag are the same folks that would shoot, shovel and hack these beautiful animals on sight. Infact they gather together in droves of Texan idiocy every year as a tradition for it, and the legality of that is disgusting. But most of all it is hypocritical. The Timber Rattlesnake is a stunning, pale colored crote that can be found from southern Texas all the way to New England. Thus alike the Bald Eagle, it was a prevalent animal in the original Thirteen colonies and earned its right as a symbol of the newfound country. The spirit of defense is self explanatory. Therefore, parading a gadsden around to show that you will stand up for your beliefs is great! But, mutilating the real life example of your beloved symbol is a pretty poor way to honor it..

- Crotalus Horridus from Southern Georgia. #crote #crotalus #crotalushorridus #horridus #canebrake #canebrakerattlesnake #timberrattlesnake #rattlesnake #viperidae #viper #GArattlesnakes #georgiaRattlesnakes

The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is the largest rattlesnake in the world, with reports of them reaching over 8 feet long. This snake was my long-time nemesis. In over a half dozen trips down south with nothing but a lone DOR, I was on cloud nine after finally being able to come across not one, but two of these gorgeous creatures in the wild. Unfortunately, these snakes were found within a small park so we photographed them as found and moved on. I can't wait to see more of these impressive guys in the future!

Pinellas county, FL

C. w. obscurus

Beautiful Tampa Bay EDB on a warm winter day. All warmed up a little unfriendly at first. But now i have another friend in the diamond business! This EDB found on a barrier island where urban development is restricted and unique diets such as rice rats are abundant. #crote #crotalus #crotalusadamanteus #adamanteus #edb #easterndiamondback #easterndiamondbackrattlesnake #rattlesnake #diamondback #diamondbackrattlesnake #shaneco #icedout #frosty

Arizona

My "lifer" Timber Rattlesnake from north Florida. After spending a long winter day searching for them, I was delighted to finally find this one out basking among fallen trees in the final hour of daylight.

Santa Cruz County, CA

Canebrake Rattlesnakes from north Florida can have hemorrhagic venom (as is typical for most species of rattlesnake) but also coexist with animals that contain neurotoxic venom; type B and type A, respectively. Juveniles that are type B may retain this neurotixin into adulthood or they may go through an ontogenetic change into type A as they mature.

Arizona 2018

After hiking about 2 miles up a rocky canyon in search of this species, the morning coolness gave-way to the heat of the day. I figured it was probably too hot for me, and the snake, and it was time to turn around and head back to the car. I hiked up one side of the canyon wall on the way in, so on the way out I would hike the opposite wall. This side was a bit more vegetated with high grass, poison oak and mature oak trees. Roughly 5 minutes into my return I came to a thick area where I had to duck under a several oak branches and dead limbs. While bending over I came face-to-face with this Arizona Black Rattlesnake. I was sweaty, dirty and very happy to see this animal stretched out in front of me. This species is known to be very calm and hesitant to strike and this particular specimen was no different. Such a great snake.

In situ, awaiting prey at the base of a small rocky slope in west Texas.

"In situ", basking in its grassland habitat in the California Bay Area. As is often the case, this snake did not rattle, strike, or flee, relying instead on its camouflage and the concealing vegetation as protection.

Calaveras County, CA

This angry Mojave Rattlesnake (Croalus scutulatus) was cruised late one night on a famous strip of asphalt west of Tuscon, AZ. In a trip filled with heat exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and manic episodes; moments like this are what kept us from going insane. Nothing can explain the sheer excitement and adrenaline that comes from seeing a large crote stretched out in the headlights or hearing the unmistakable buzzing of a ticked off rattler...

Pima county, Arizona

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) with the lower blotches melded into a stripe.

I finally found a Red Diamond Rattlesnake. It wasnt flipped, and it also is the largest snake Ive worked with yet! Such a beauty, so worth the wait!! #Crote #Crotalus #CrotalusRuber #Herpetology #Herping

Even though the venom yield within the Tiger Rattlesnake is quite low, these snakes have a highly lethal neurotoxic Mojave toxin and myotoxin. However, these snakes are known for their docile disposition and reluctancy to strike in defense. Their head is smaller than all other rattlesnakes by comparison to body size, which is why they are sometimes referred to as "Pinheads." This small, flat head is thought to aid the snake in finding rodent and lizard prey that hide within the cracks and crevices of their rupicolous refuges.

The above snake was crossing a paved road in the early evening near the Mexico border in southern Arizona.

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake from West Texas.

Arizona

Santa Cruz County, CA

Adult Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) at Tejon Ranch, 04/21/19. Pretty sure this is the western-most photo-vouchered scutulatus. Auston Thompson spotted this one scuting across the road between our vehicles after I passed. It was sunny, but windy and the air temperature was 52 degrees F. Pretty cool for a Crote to be moving around.

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A large Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) from south Florida that was well over the five foot mark.

Very orange individual. Sabino Canyon, Pima County, Arizona

San Luis Obispo county, California

Enclosures for False Water Cobra's, Crotes, and my Burm. Found these shop racks at Home Depot. They perfectly fit a boaphile 4'x12" enclosure just inside the 4 corners and hold it in place with about an inch of space between the top and the shelf above it. The things at the bottom of the legs are those little things for moving furniture around. Protects the wood floors, and also makes it super easy to move the enclosures around if I need to.

The menfolk died in the first world war, and Ortie and it's small croting fields were abandoned shortly after

Cock's Comb. Yellow Rattle Grass. Pennygrass, (Welsh) Crivell Melyn, (French) Crôte-de-coq, (Gaelic) Boden chloigin.

The Yellow Rattle, a near relative of the Red Rattle, also obtains its name from the fact that the seeds rattle in the husky capsules when ripe. Culpepper and other old writers call this plant Rattle Grass, but Gerard gives also the name of 'Pennygrass,' an allusion to the flattened, fairly circular outline of the capsules. The generic name, Rhinanthus, is derived from the two Greek words signifying nose and flower, from the projecting beak of the upper portion of the corolla. The specific name, crista-galli, means the crest or comb of a cock, because, according to Pliny, it has numerous leaves resembling a cock's comb. Parkinson, writing in 1640, also explains the name by saying the deeply-dented edges of the leaves 'resemble therein the crest or combe of a cocke,' but others have thought the name 'Coxcomb' refers rather to the notched calyx. In France it is called the 'Crête-de-coq.'

Both the Red Rattle and the Yellow Rattle are semi-parasites like the Eyebright, in similar manner extracting nourishment from the roots of the grasses among which they grow, the Yellow Rattle, however, to a more considerable degree than the others, impoverishing thereby the pastures in which it flourishes, and on the Continent it is often harmful to Rye crops, if not eradicated in time.

The Yellow Rattle was considered to have certain properties in common with Eyebright. Culpepper tells us that it 'is held to be good for those that are troubled with a cough or dimness of sight, if the herb being boiled with beans and some honey; put thereto be drunk or dropped into the eyes. The whole seed being put into the eyes draweth forth any skin, dimness or film from the sight without trouble or pain.'