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Ridgenose Rattlesnake
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by Timber_Rattlesnake on September 6, 2002
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Can someone give me more info on this type of rattlesnake? I can't find any info on this species.
And can you also give me info on how to keep this species in captivity? Any other info is extremely welcomed!
Dan
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RE: Ridgenose Rattlesnake
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by Juvat on September 7, 2002
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This may be an endangered species and require special permits. Hope the following helps:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/grazing_bo/nmrr.htm
http://www.fw.vt.edu/fishex/nmex_main/species/030171.htm
http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/rattlesnake.html
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RE: Ridgenose Rattlesnake
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by BRYAN on September 7, 2002
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Two of the five races of C. willardi occur in the US - C. willardi willardi in at least five isolated mountain ranges of SE Arizona. It is a "closed season" species in AZ - cannot be collected from the state w/out an AGFD Scientific Collecting Permit which is rarely issued except to academic researchers and zoos. The New Mexico Ridgenose rattlesnake is known from two mountain ranges in the US, occurring in NM and AZ (two individuals known from AZ). It is a federally listed form (Threatened, CITES Apendix II), and ESA/US Fish & Wildlife collecting permits are almost never issued. I was issued collecting permits from '90-'93 for the Phoenix Zoo, AZ. Lawfully possessed Arizona Ridgenose rattlesnakes are out there - zoos, universities, and a few private parties, but are nor circulated in the pet trade (the snakes for $$$ business). Thet're hardy in captivity, easy to breed, and often the most common snake encountered where they occur (I've encountered 60-70 over the years).
Bvipers@aol.com
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