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Field notes and photography by Bryan D. Hughes
Oct
3rd
2011

Young Male Mojave

This is a common look for a young male Mojave rattlesnake out West of Phoenix. Notice the enlargement in the tail, past the cloaca, as a giveaway of the animal’s gender. Males store the hemipenes in the tail area, creating the swell.

Northern Mojave Rattlesnake

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