Crotalus atrox
A large common rattlesnake. Not the prettiest of the rattlesnakes but always fun to see.
An adult on the west side of the Organ Mountains, 5 Aug 2007.
The same adult again...
And again...
An adult on the gypsum dunes in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Hudspeth County, Texas, 12 Aug 2007.
Another adult on the gypsum dunes in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 12 Aug 2007.
The tail of the critter above, 12 Aug 2007.
An adult male along US Hwy 62/180 on the west side of the Guadalupe Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, 13 Aug 2007.
Same critter as above, 13 Aug 2007.
An adult on the way into Achenbach Canyon, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 18 Oct 2009.
Same critter as above, 18 Oct 2009.
Same critter as above, 18 Oct 2009.
An adult along New Mexico Highway 9, southeastern Luna County, New Mexico, 24 Aug 2007.
Same critter as above, 24 Aug 2007.
Same critter as above, 24 Aug 2007.
Another adult along New Mexico Highway 9, southeastern Luna County, New Mexico, 24 Aug 2007.
An adult near the road between the Coyote Hills and New Mexico Highway 146, Grant County, New Mexico, 24 Aug 2010.
Same critter as above, 24 Aug 2010.
Another adult on the road between the Coyote Hills and New Mexico Highway 146, Grant County, New Mexico, 24 Aug 2010.
An adult on the southwest end of the Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, 24 Aug 2008.
Same critter as above, 25 Aug 2008.
An adult on New Mexico Highway 338 near 31.74°N, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 26 Aug 2007.
Same critter as above, after taking cover in a shrub, 26 Aug 2007.
An adult near City of Rocks State Park, Luna County, New Mexico, 30 Jul 2007.
A juvenile along New Mexico Highway 35 northwest of San Lorenzo, 23 Aug 2009.
An adult between Peña Blanca and Long Canyon on the southwest side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 10 Sep 2008.
Same critter as above, 10 Sep 2008.
Another adult between Peña Blanca and Long Canyon on the southwest side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 10 Sep 2008.
Same critter as above, 10 Sep 2008.
An adult at Peña Blanca on the southwest side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 16 Oct 2005.
Same individual as above at Peña Blanca, 16 Oct 2005.
An adult south of Aguirre Spring on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 7 Apr 2010.
An adult at dusk on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 5 Aug 2007.
Doña Ana County, NM, on the east side of Las Cruces, 9/24/04.
Doña Ana County, NM, south of the Sierra de las Uvas, 8/22/04.
Hidalgo County, NM, near the Little Hatchet Mts., 9/19/04.
Doña Ana County, NM, on the east side of Las Cruces, 9/24/04.
Really awful picture from Bear Canyon in the San Andres Mts., White Sands Missile Range, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 13 Oct 2007.