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Month: October 2025

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Drinking

Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 by Bryan Hughes

A pregnant Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake out on a wet morning, coiled to maximize rain capture. A surprise rain got about every rattlesnake in the area on the surface for the day, in various forms of this pose. Hydrophobic scales help collect drops of rain, which the snake can then drink directly from its skin, as she is doing here.

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