mojave
mojave
Oct
8th
2010
The first of the monsoon season in Anthem, Arizona
My friend Mark and I climbed out of a wash just before dark and got to see the first summer rain about to touch down in the desert North of Phoenix in July. All the snakes were just about to be climbing over each other to get out and get some moisture. I love August.
Anthem, Arizona
Anthem, Arizona
Oct
5th
2010
Sunset Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
The sidewinders were out in force this night. We eventually just stopped pulling over for them, even though I had some out of state friends here to see them.
sonoran sidewinder
Sidewinder
Oct
1st
2010
Sonoran Coralsnake On The Crawl
Here’s a sonoran coralsnake that I got some bad cell phone video of, out crawling around on a warm August night.
Sep
27th
2010
Red-Sided Gartersnake from near Eugene, Oregon
This is a bit of an older picture, from my last trip to Oregon a few years ago. I went to walk around a field with my grandpa and we found this old red-sided gartersnake, who was likewise interested in us. He just sat in one spot with his head held high while I took a few pictures. This was also one of the largest gartersnakes I’ve ever seen.
Red Sided Gartersnake
Red Sided garter
Sep
24th
2010
Basking Springtime Sidewinder
In April, my wife Kelly and I had a great night West of Phoenix, and found over 20 live snakes in just over 3 hours. This is the first of the evening, a Sonoran Sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes cercobombus, soaking in the sun before the evening activities begin. We had pulled off the road to catch and photograph a horned lizard, and I spotted this snake about 15 feet away from where we were taking pictures. That’s a good sign.
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Sep
20th
2010
Gravid Western Diamondback
Here’s a gravid (pregnant) female Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, found by some friends and I on a night hike in early August.
Western Diamondback
Western Diamondback
Sep
17th
2010
Diamondback Rattlesnakes of Yavapai County
Here’s a nice big diamondback I found on one of my favorite drives through Yavapai County, Arizona.
Crotalus atrox
diamondback
diamondback
Sep
10th
2010
Baby Blacktail in the New River Mountains
I found this young Black-Tailed Rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus, in the New River mountains, in a pretty amazing spot that also is home to a good many Crotalus cerberus. This is also the youngest molossus I’ve ever seen in the wild. For only having two rattle segments, it was surprisingly large.
Crotalus molossus
Crotalus molossus
Blacktail
… and you’ll have to endure my playing with HDR and the RAW format.
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