ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO & TEXAS 2011

SOUTHWESTERN USA
HERP TRIP

 


Rattlesnake Collection

 

Arizona and New Mexico are home to 19 taxa of rattlesnakes,
16 of which are currently represented in the collection of the
Chiricahua Desert Museum.
spool down to view 14 of these taxa, click on images to view enlarged versions
and note the mouse-over symbol on certain images

Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
Arizona & New Mexico
Arizona black rattlesnake, Crotalus cerberus
Arizona & New Mexico
Arizona black rattlesnake, Crotalus cerberus
Arizona & New Mexico
Mottled rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus lepidus
New Mexico
Banded rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Arizona & New Mexico
Banded rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Arizona & New Mexico
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
Arizona
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
Arizona
Northern black-tailed rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus molossus
Arizona & New Mexico
Grand Canyon rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus abyssus
Arizona
Great Basin rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Arizona
Twin-spotted rattlesnake, Crotalus pricei pricei
Arizona
Tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris
Arizona
Green prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis viridis
Arizona & New Mexico
Hopi rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis nuntius
Arizona
Arizona ridgenose rattlesnake, Crotalus willardi willardi
Arizona
New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake, Crotalus willardi obscurus
Arizona & New Mexico
Desert massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus edwardsi
Arizona & New Mexico
The Northern Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus) is represented in the collection but was not photographed as two wild specimens had been photographed from the vicinity of the Museum.
The three subspecies of sidewinder:
Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes),
Sonoran desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus),
Colorado desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes laterorepens),
are found in western Arizona but are not currently represented in the collection.