Wow! It’s that same mutation as the odd Western Diamondback Rattlesnake we caught in Scottsdale a few months back that made national news. This one was found about 10 miles away, within the same historic watershed. It was relocated to carefully selected microhabitat suitable for the species and area. Here’s a link to a story about the other one: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-eye-catching-rattlesnake-found-in-arizona-has-unusual-leopard-spots-likely-from-a-genetic-mutation-180986641/ And no, it’s not a hybrid.