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Anyone know what type of rattlesnake this is? I’ve caught a few that I believe were Western Diamondbacks but this little guy looks different… Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By BeefDingleberry: Anyone know what type of rattlesnake this is? I’ve caught a few that I believe were Western Diamondbacks but this little guy looks different… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/321106/IMG_9250_jpeg-3831708.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/321106/IMG_6324_png-3831709.JPG Northern Mojave Rattlesnake |
| In a minute, it would be a dead snake. That's all I care about. We keep the Black Snakes around and they are good at what they do to the point, if they want to steal an egg once in a while, it is like paying a bodyguard. |
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Originally Posted By Chisum: In a minute, it would be a dead snake. That's all I care about. I live right next to a large patch of desert. I picked him up with a grabber and quickly put him in a bucket. He rattled a few times but wasn’t too agitated. I walked him out a couple of hundred yards in the desert and let him go in a grassy area by some tree cover. I really don’t like killing anything. It’s an old man thing I guess. 25 years ago I’d probably have introduced little snakey to my shovel. |
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Originally Posted By BeefDingleberry: I live right next to a large patch of desert. I picked him up with a grabber and quickly put him in a bucket. He rattled a few times but wasn’t too agitated. I walked him out a couple of hundred yards in the desert and let him go in a grassy area by some tree cover. I really don’t like killing anything. It’s an old man thing I guess. 25 years ago I’d probably have introduced little snakey to my shovel. Originally Posted By BeefDingleberry: Originally Posted By Chisum: In a minute, it would be a dead snake. That's all I care about. I live right next to a large patch of desert. I picked him up with a grabber and quickly put him in a bucket. He rattled a few times but wasn’t too agitated. I walked him out a couple of hundred yards in the desert and let him go in a grassy area by some tree cover. I really don’t like killing anything. It’s an old man thing I guess. 25 years ago I’d probably have introduced little snakey to my shovel. Good man! 
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Originally Posted By AZ_Hi_Desert: Mojave bites are nastï. They have a neurotoxin in their venom that diamondbacks don't have. Type A Mojave venom is geographically dependent, not all populations possess it. Other rattlesnake species venom contain neurotoxic properties as well. |
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A couple of clues on mojaves.... The scales between their eye bumps are larger and fewer in quantity than a diamondback. Of course, you don't want to get close overhead to check that, so look at the tail in your photo. Western diamondbacks have the black and white stripes of similar widths. Your mojave has the typical narrower black bands. |
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Originally Posted By freeride21a: Freaking gorgeous!!! Hope you just relocated the pest control system. I did. Here he is getting comfy in his new area… https://imgur.com/a/IZtH974 |
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Originally Posted By BeefDingleberry: I live right next to a large patch of desert. I picked him up with a grabber and quickly put him in a bucket. He rattled a few times but wasn’t too agitated. I walked him out a couple of hundred yards in the desert and let him go in a grassy area by some tree cover. I really don’t like killing anything. It’s an old man thing I guess. 25 years ago I’d probably have introduced little snakey to my shovel. That’s cool he’ll be back and maybe next time he gets you first. |
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Originally Posted By FistPeso: That’s cool he’ll be back and maybe next time he gets you first. Originally Posted By FistPeso: Originally Posted By BeefDingleberry: I live right next to a large patch of desert. I picked him up with a grabber and quickly put him in a bucket. He rattled a few times but wasn’t too agitated. I walked him out a couple of hundred yards in the desert and let him go in a grassy area by some tree cover. I really don’t like killing anything. It’s an old man thing I guess. 25 years ago I’d probably have introduced little snakey to my shovel. That’s cool he’ll be back and maybe next time he gets you first. That snake is but two months old. Adults have obviously been cohabitating in the area with the OP since he moved in, without incident. |
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Originally Posted By Hoji: Cool little Mojave. Glad you gave him a second chance. Now to watch the panty wringing that comes with a venomous snake thread  Nope I'm not gonna wring my panties. Good job on the safe relocation. |
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