… continued from part 1.
We crossed into New Mexico about a half hour after dark and headed East. We found another young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) pretty quickly. It had a pretty minimal pattern on it, and had more pink coloration than I’m used to seeing in the Phoenix area.
Then we found another Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula splendida), this one a good deal larger than the last one. The first picture is Kelly holding him up.
Next we found a pinkish-looking Western Diamondback Rattlesnake with a very washed out, light pattern.
The last snake of the evening was another nice, clean Diamondback.
… and that’s that for this one! I’ve got a few more posts yet to make of this trip.
Tags: arizona reptiles, Crotalus atrox, Desert Kingsnake, faded, Field Herping, field herping in arizona, herping new mexico, kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula splendida, light, light pattern, new mexico
