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Mojave Rattlesnake

03/05/2010 | Comments: 0 | Categories:

 

This snake, a part of the Pit Viper family, was found in Box Canyon 10 miles west of Socorro, NM. Although this little guy is only three to four inches in length he will grow up to be over three feet in length. The first snake Paul & I have seen since we started this trip, along with the first stretch of beautiful mild desert weather. We were lucky to have spotted this small creature as he is the most venomous snake in the entire continental United States and quite possibly the most aggressive. Paul & I recently purchased the National Audubon Society's Field Guide to the Southwestern States and profiled this very snake before handling it. With Jeff Corwin resemblance I carefully plucked this snake from his ditch with a stick and hoped not to anger it.