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Mojave Rattlesnake
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by Collin on May 24, 2007
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There are conflicting pictures of the Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake on this website and on "Wikipedia". Does anyone know which picture is correct? Then again on "The Handbook of Texas Online - Rattlesnakes" seems to have a different idea of the toxic levels of different populations (Arizona's and everywhere else). Does anyone know about this species? Are there any experts in the San Diego area?
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by GREGLONGHURST on May 25, 2007
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If I am not mistaken, Dr. Sean Bush is in the Diego area & there's no better expert on western rattlesnake bite than he.
~~Greg~~
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by venom on May 25, 2007
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Keep in mind when you say "conflicting pictures" that snakes by nature are somewhat variable in both color and pattern. Especially when you are dealing with a snake like the mojave which has a large range. Both geographic and individual variation figure in to make them have a pretty wide variety of "looks". Mojaves can be red, tan, the infamous green or anything in between. Additionally I have seen striped and other pattern variations.
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by Cro on May 25, 2007
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Collin, as Larry just stated, the coloration and pattern of the Mojave Rattlesnake can be quite variable.
Are you are looking at the photo on this site in the Rattlesnake Library titled:
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake photo by Creative Photo Art ?
You might at first glance be thinking the photo is of a Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, because of the dark coloration and facial markings and poor lighting. Take a closer look at the tail in the photo. You will see the wide white bands and smaller black bands that are known from this animal.
Hope this helps. Best Regards JohnZ
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by Buzztail1 on May 25, 2007
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Last I checked, Dr. Bush still worked at the Loma Linda Hospital in Loma Linda which is just north of San Diego.
There are also lots of local snake experts that attend the meetings of the San Diego Herpetological Society.
http://www.kingsnake.com/sdhs/
Hope this helps,
Karl
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