Central and Eastern Rattlesnakes and Agkistrodons and Elapids
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I came across this fairly large Western Diamondback rattlesnake crossing a dirt road in southern Arizona. The Western Diamondback rattlesnake is one of the most common snakes here in southern Arizona.
Taken at Clyde Peeling's Reptiland. It is always fun to take venomous snake pictures behind glass. lol
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Crotalus adamanteus
I've seen them in zoos, but this was my first encounter with an EDB in the wild. Very exciting!
Always approach a potentially deadly animal such as this safely, and with the respect they deserve and command.
Seen in central Florida
After a brief break from Flickr yesterday, for a day trip to our local wildlife refuge, I'm continuing my year in review series.
Our second significant trip of the year was split between the Sonoran Desert in Southern AZ and the Colorado Plateau in the northern part of that state.
The Sonoran Desert includes Saguaro National Park where we spotted this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake crossing the trail just ahead of us. Here the snake gives a threat posture. I took the threat seriously and stayed well out of his strike range for a couple of clicks.
Crotalus adamanteus
A healthy four foot adult from the sandhills of central Florida. This snake was found crossing a forest road on a warm afternoon in late December and was in an absolutely stunning setting for photos. Diamondbacks are the largest rattlesnake species in the world and command a great deal of respect when encountered in the field.
Maryland's state reptile but in Delaware! I don't see these wonderful terrapins in their natural habitat very often, so this was quite a treat for me. Aren't they simply beautiful?!
Bombay Hook NWR, DE
Arcanatrik Industries SMG chambered in .45ACP. Uses a 35-round helical magazine.
Credit to Amy/Woitek and the Sweetwater team for the text and stock texture, and Wezzy for the screw on the stock.
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Crotalus adamanteus
In-situ adult found while checking tortoise traps one morning in southern Georgia.
A big Western Diamondback, estimated at five feet in length, about the size of my arm at the elbow. Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona.
One of many gorgeous snakes we got to visit recently at the Phoenix Herpetological Society. See more on my blog, Arizona Writer.
Rare chance for an "in your face" photo of a venomous snake at the Oklahoma Trails exhibit in the OKC Zoo. Our beautiful world, being passed on.
I had just released this snake from the container to it’s new home a few acres away. I found this one on my property and needed to take it elsewhere where my dogs wouldn’t come across it.
Crotalus adamanteus from South Carolina. This is my bittersweet farewell, uploaded as I finish work in South Carolina to begin new work in Florida. It has been my pleasure to work on the many reptiles and amphibians of South Carolina, and I hope it is not long before I can return. I have been extremely busy with this project over the past year, which is why I have uploaded so little. Well, there's also the fact that I have very little internet access.
This individual is a large male, just under 5 feet total length, as he sits at the edge of a burned pocosin. We suspected it for years, and this year have confirmed use of pocosin habitats by EDBs (and...could you guess it...pine snakes, too!). Pocosins are incredibly thick, shrubby habitats that are no fun to traverse! If there's one thing I won't miss about this job, it will be trying to track animals in pocosins.
Diamondback watersnake that is. Another big beautiful female out & about in the Spring mating season. Basking on debris in the middle of Reinhart branch creek.
Female Diamondback water snake (Nerodia rhombifer)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Crotalus adamanteus from South Carolina. I found this adult female on the crawl on a recent burn. I have been surveying for diamondbacks for the past month and a half, and finally turned up this individual. The species seems to be secure in some places, but many factors related to land use and management have led to their decline in much of the limital portions of their range.