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Twin-spotted Rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei)
Mexican Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) Photograph by aliguori. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
TWIN-SPOTTED RATTLESNAKE FACTS
DescriptionThe Twin-spotted Rattlesnake is gray, blue gray, brownish gray, reddish brown, and usually has fine brown speckling. The base color is overlaid with small dark blotches that are arranged in pairs down the back, forming a row on either side of the midline. There are 39 - 64 pairs of blotches. The blotches merge into one row near the tail. Some snakes have a dark stripe from behind the eye to the neck. The underside is cream with dark gray brown mottling. The head is broad and triangular on a slender neck. The end of the tail has a rattle made of a series of keratin sections, with an orange rattle section nearest the tail. A new section is added to the rattle each time the snake sheds its skin. Other Names Western Twin-spotted Rattlesnake, Price's Rattlesnake, Arizona Spotted Rattlesnake, Spotted Rattlesnake Size 50cm - 60cm. Maximum recorded 66 cm Environment It is found in rocky subalpine conifer forest and rocky mountain conifer forest. Usually found on steep rocky slopes and rocky outcrops but sometimes in flatter open forest or canyon bottoms. Food The Twin-spotted Rattlesnake feeds on lizards, small rodents, and birds. Breeding A litter of up to 9 live young is born in summer. Range south east Arizona in the United States. Northern Mexico in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango, Sierra Madre Oriental in south eastern Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Notes Dangerous. Capable of delivering potent venom. Classification
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