Click on a picture for a larger view
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox
Baird and Girard, 1853| Species Description |
| Southwest Page |
Approximate range of C. atrox
 |
 |
 |
| Adult, Webb County, Texas | Adult, Presidio County, Texas | |
 |
 |
|
| Adult, Brewster County, Texas © Klaus Eickelmann | ||
| Habitat | ||
 |
 |
 |
| Habitat, Webb County, Texas | Habitat, Terrell County, Texas | Habitat, Presidio County, Texas |
| Short Videos and Sound | ||
 |
 |
 |
| Several views of a Cochise County, Arizona Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake rattling and taking a defensive pose with its head and tail elevated. | A Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake rattles in a defensive pose in Sierra County, New Mexico. | Listen to a Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake rattle and hiss. (This is the snake shown above in the first row, at the far right.) |
Return to the Top
© 2000 -