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Atrox, right ?
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by Snake18 on May 16, 2005
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Hi again guys. This is a crappy pic of my juvenile rattler:
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/libraries/showfilepage/4108?offset=498
Like I said before, the guy who gave it to me said it`s an adamanetus but I`m almost sure it`s an atrox. I don`t care what it is, I just want to know for sure. I sometimes confused atrox with scutulatus so that`s why I need some help identifeing exactly what species this is. I`d apreciate the help.
Best regards, Alex S.
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by Crotalus_Catcher on May 16, 2005
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Yes, definate atrox. They're crawling like mad out here right now and most of the ones I'm seeing are that size. Squirley little bugers, but they're pretty easy to establish as good eaters in captivity. Contrats on your first rattler!
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by HerpFever46 on May 16, 2005
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That is most certainly a Crotalus atrox. The coloration, pattern, and face markings, along with the distinctive ringed black and white tail, give this snake away. That's a gorgeous specimen you've got, Alex. Congratulations on your new addition.
Bryan A.
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by Crotalus_Catcher on May 17, 2005
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Well for one, the tail is not black...
And in all seriousness, in Phillip's defense, I am looking at a juvenile atrox right now (find from tonight) and he was correct.
-Scott
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by Crotalus_Catcher on May 17, 2005
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Forgot to mention why not a mojave. While the two are similar, look at the banding on the tail. From my observations and study, the black and white bands on the atrox are about the same thickness while on the scutulatus, the black bands tend to be about half the thickness of the white ones.
-Scott
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by Snake18 on May 17, 2005
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Hi guys.
Thanks for the confirmation.
I still can`t get theese anonymous posters here, picking fights with everyone, especialy Phillip.
Thanks for telling me how to destinguish between atrox and scutulatus. I most often looked at their heads which are in most cases I`ve seen some what different.
The snake is realy stressed out and mostly stays hidden. It constantly flattens out like some other vipers I`ve seen when basking. Is that tipical for rattlers too ?
Thanks again.
Best regards, Alex S.
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by Cro on May 17, 2005
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Alex: The flattning out is a fairly common behavior, but the constant hiding seems a bit unusual. Maybee he is just not used to the new place. Just wondering, is the atrox in the same room as that king snake that you got resently? The atrox just might smell the king nearby, and be stressed out by that. JohnZ
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by Snake18 on May 17, 2005
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Well John, the atrox`s cage is right next to the king snake`s cage. It`s very possible that the atrox smells it. I`ll move it in a week or two when I`ll have finished the bigger terrarium for the rattler. Anyway, the guy that gave me the atrox warned me that the snake is not used to being handled or even to constant movement in the room. It lived in a room that was only visited once about 5 days. But it is captive born and is allready 1 year old so it had to be kept well to get this far. Anyway, even the baby king snake I have stayed mostly hidden for the first week or two when I got it but then it settled down nicesly. Not to speek of my pope`s viper that didn`t eat for 3 months when I first got it.
I`ll ask for advice if I encounter any problems with it but no further help needed for the moment. Thanks for all the help, I apreciate it.
Best regards, Alex S.
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