A Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) we found in Baja California several years ago, doing its thing in exposed basalt and sand.
Speckled Rattlesnake in Basalt
Category: Viperidae
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake in Ambush
A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake waiting for an unlucky animal to come along in Phoenix. These locations are carefully selected, often after tracking a scent trail for some distance to find an ideal ambush situation.
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
A Banded Rock Rattlesnake with a pink belly found in southeastern Arizona last year. These small snakes are quick to rattle but seldom stand their ground, opting to flee into bunchgrass or dive into jumbles of rock.
Broad Banded Copperhead
I found this Broad Banded Copperhead in west Texas back in 2014. I got enough caffeine and gas station burritos to last a full night of slow-driving empty roadways, and needed all of it. After not seeing a single-scaled animal the entire night, I finally spotted this beautiful snake crossing the road with the day’s first sun on the horizon.
San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake
San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake with a friend that we found near the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
