Newborn Banded Rock Rattlesnakes resting just outside of the retreat where they were born a few days prior.
Newborn Baby Banded Rock Rattlesnakes
Category: lepidus
Banded Rock Rattlesnake from Arizona
A colorful Banded Rock Rattlesnake from southeastern Arizona. These small rattlesnakes, when encountered, almost always quickly flee. This may be accompanied by a high pitched rattle that could easily be ignored as a cicada, or not heard at all.
An interesting note on these snakes: of all of the ranchers, hunters, and cabin owners I’ve talked to in the field over the years, none of them have heard of this snake. Despite being exceedingly common in the right habitat, they’re apparently easy to miss or at least mistake as something else.
Banded Rock Rattlesnake On Lichen-Covered Rock
Banded Rock Rattlesnake from southeastern Arizona. These snakes, typically the males, can have a metallic blue-green shine along the back and outline of black bands, often against other bright pinks, blues, and orange. It matches the lichen covering rocks where they live. This one is a good example of a mature male of the species against the rocky backdrop of its habitat. From the uniform size of its rattle segments, it can be determined that it’s reached full size.
Banded Rock Rattlesnake From Above
A Banded Rock Rattlesnake found on a hike through a wooded canyon.
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.
