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Help Identifying the Viper that sunday bite me!
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by Jano on May 22, 2007
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Hi! My name is Jano, and I live en Puebla, Mexico, My City is at 6900 Feet Above Sea Level.
Last Sunday I was on an ATV trip with my friends and A small Rattlesnake Bite me, This Happened Up in a Mountain (that is actually a Volcano)called Iztazihuatl at 10,000 feet.
You guys that Know about Snakes must know what happened next, I almost lost my life in the next 10 hours. Today I left the Hospital and I want to Know what Kind of Crotalus or Sistrurus Bite me.
I have the pictures, so if anyone can help me on this one...........
I belive its a baby Crotalus, but it might be a Sistrurus..............
Thank You.
janosoto@yahoo.com
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by Jano on May 22, 2007
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How, or where, can I Upload them? I'm new here snakeman.
Thank You
Jano
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by snakeguy101 on May 23, 2007
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you can post them in photobucket and give a link, thats the easiest way to do it.
~Chris~
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by Cro on May 23, 2007
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Jano, you could also easily post the single "best" photo you have in your "Profile" here. That would be the quickest way to get one of your photos on the site.
Also, we have a "Photo Album" here, and you can upload your photos in the section called "Snakes for Identification." Let us know when you have sent the photos in so a site manager can approve them.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Jano on May 23, 2007
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OK! I Already Uploaded it in the section called "Snakes for Identification." It's under the name Jano, Mexico. But I think that the site manager have to approve it first. So I also Put it in the single Photo in my Profile.
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by Cro on May 23, 2007
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Jano, thanks for uploading the photo to the Snakes for Identification Section. In the area of Puebla, Mexico, there are 6 rattlesnakes found:
These include Crotalus d. culminatus, Crotalus i. intermedius, Crotalus m. nigrescens, Crotalus polystictus, Crotalus ravus, Crotalus s. salvini, and Crotalus t. triseriatus.
All of the above snakes have strong facial stripes except one, which is Crotalus scutulatus salvini, which is known as the Huamantlan Rattlesnake, which is a sub-species of the well known Mojave Rattlesnake.
Based on the lack of facial striping, and the somewhat blurry pattern in the photo, and your location and evlevation, I believe that the snake in the photo is Crotalus scutulatus salvini.
Mojave Rattlesnakes are known to have some of the most dangerous venom out there. If you have other photos of the snake that show the pattern on the back of the snake better, please post them also.
It is good to hear that you recovered from the bite of the snake.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Jano on May 23, 2007
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Great to know what Bite me, Thank's.
It's Incredible what I have learned about Snakes in the last 4 Days. I've have always loved Snakes, that's the reason I got bitten.
So This Crotalus scutulatus salvini, was a Baby? I've been trying to found a Picture in this site, but I can't find one.
Does Anyone has one?
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by Cro on May 23, 2007
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Jano, the snake you are holding is new born, and only a few days old. The yellow on the end of the tail will fade as the snake gets older.
There is a photo of an darker adult at http://www.venomousreptiles.org/pages/scut_salvini.jpg
Remember that this snake is quite variable in coloration, some are darker like in the photo, and some are lighter like the one you found. Some have light facial striping and some have none at all. New born snakes often look quite a bit different from the adults.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Jano on May 23, 2007
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Wow! a few days? So being a few days old, makes it less poisonous, more, or the same?
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