{"id":177,"date":"2017-07-11T14:53:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T21:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2017-07-11T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T22:00:07","slug":"green-snake-real-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/science-and-education\/green-snake-real-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this green snake a real thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest misinformation festival to rise from Facebook&#8217;s boiling froth of low critical thinking skills and starving egos is this series of photographs:<\/p>\n<p>These show a bright, neon green rattlesnake, reported to be from Colorado. The bright green coloration has caused these photos to spread all over Facebook as a sighting of the much dreaded Mojave Green rattlesnake, which has mysterious super powers of chasing after people and attacking for no reason (<a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/science-and-education\/reality-dreaded-mojave-rattlesnake\/\">not really<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-177 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19731921_1907848046169216_3591216186444093551_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19731921_1907848046169216_3591216186444093551_n-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19731921_1907848046169216_3591216186444093551_n-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19731921_1907848046169216_3591216186444093551_n-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934966260524_1111794229383665373_n-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934979593856_5977113750322297020_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934979593856_5977113750322297020_n-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934979593856_5977113750322297020_n-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19656993_1906934979593856_5977113750322297020_n-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>It&#8217;s not a Mojave Rattlesnake.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This photograph is not a Mojave, which does not live in Colorado.<\/strong> It is a Prairie Rattlesnake. As covered elsewhere, Mojave Rattlesnakes may be green, but are also tan, brown, and everything in between. Green coloration is not an indication of Mojave anything &#8230; in fact, other species are often much more likely to be green, like the Blacktailed Rattlesnake (also often misidentified as a Mojave) and Prairie Rattlesnake, as in this case.<\/p>\n<p>Is the color real?\u00a0Sorry to disappoint, but you probably already know the answer. <strong>No, this photograph is doctored and enhanced.<\/strong> There are very green rattlesnakes out there, even Prairie Rattlesnakes that come close to this hue, though this particular neon glow is fake.<\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s fake everyone. We can go home now.<\/h2>\n<p>How do I know? I have unleashed the mysterious forces of &#8220;zooming in&#8221; on the photo. Here&#8217;s what I saw:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/uncategorized\/green-snake-real-thing\/attachment\/shit-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-184\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shit-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shit-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shit-1-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other areas along the edge of the body were also missed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/uncategorized\/green-snake-real-thing\/attachment\/shitty\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shitty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shitty.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/shitty-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on that sample of color, here&#8217;s an approximation of the color of the snake &#8230; a much more reasonable color for a Prairie Rattlesnake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/uncategorized\/green-snake-real-thing\/attachment\/better\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/better.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/better.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/better-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>If you still have doubts, please contact us.<\/h2>\n<p>I have a bright pink Grizzly Bear available for sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/uncategorized\/green-snake-real-thing\/attachment\/bear\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-187\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bear-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bear-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bear-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bear-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest misinformation festival to rise from Facebook&#8217;s boiling froth of low critical thinking skills and starving egos is this series of photographs: These show a bright, neon green rattlesnake, reported to be from Colorado. The bright green coloration has caused these photos to spread all over Facebook as a sighting of the much dreaded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-and-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions\/198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}