is that a mojave green? internet says their range includes all of AZ
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Trev, if the snake in my picture had the clearly defined lines like the one you pictured, I wouldn't have even mentioned the color difference in my picture.
i don't know but the lighter shade blk tail rings and location made me think of the mojave green i killed 20 plus yrs agoTrev, if the snake in my picture had the clearly defined lines like the one you pictured, I wouldn't have even mentioned the color difference in my picture.
I re-read that. Shucks, sounds like a politician we all know. ............ Jerry (in Tucson)
I agree if there were enough pieces lefti don't know but the lighter shade blk tail rings and location made me think of the mojave green i killed 20 plus yrs ago
many of the mojave green pictures on the internet look kinda close to yours
i am by no means an expert or even highly informed, but the one you pictured would have been my next hat band
I never would have slowed up enough to get a picture.This doesn't really qualify for back yard wildlife and I sure as "stuff" would not want this guy in my yard, but is a Desert Wildlife instead. It's early in the year for this, but not unheard of. It is sucking up the rays, Man. I counted 11 good rattles, and then added 2 more for maybe losing a couple because the end isn't tapered like the younger ones. My estimate on it's length is well over 40" long. The coloring is also strange as the ones I've seen around Tucson are just darker than what this picture shows. This is it's true color. View attachment 239682View attachment 239683 ................. Jerry (in Tucson)
I will agree that it's a Western Diamondback. 95%of the rattlers I've seen around here the Westerns DB's. Way back in the 70's, I saw a Mohave Ratler, and it's body looked to be about 2 1/4-2 1/2" diameter. That's pretty fat for around here. That particular snake was pretty aggressive.I think it's a western diamond back. Mohaves rarely get that big. But unless you can do some detail scale counts it's almost impossible to be 100% certain either way.
Calif Herps web site, western diamondback
Here's their comparison between these two rattlers:
western db vs northern Mohave
Feral cats kill a lot of rodents, does not make them good.I don't understand why people just want to shoot and kill snakes. Yeah I understand they are venomous but all they really want is to be left alone. I've seen plenty of rattlesnakes when I lived in California, never had to kill one. They do more good than harm with rodent controll. They are actually a magnificent creature, highly evolved.
I feed the feral cats too. Never so much as had a mouse turd in my garage.Feral cats kill a lot of rodents, does not make them good.
They figure feral cats kill 2+ billion American songbirds a year and account for a bunch of them going extinct. They are by no means safe in my yard. I like the birds.I feed the feral cats too. Never so much as had a mouse turd in my garage.
if the rattle snakes wanted to be on another jobsite- I never cared. But when my guys told me they were finding snakes-every morning. The solution was obvious. I was responsible for the men's health and welfare on the job. No reason to add to the risk... and the cost. Our solution worked, no one ever got bit by snake on my job.Feral cats aren't endemic and like Mike says, have really done havoc on birds and ground dwelling animals. They almost decimated the many species in Australia and New Zealand because they have so many that evolved to not fly. I'd get rid of feral cats too if I saw any. But most snakes are endemic and do more good than harm so I leave them be. Now the python deal in Florida is the opposite, those snakes are not endemic and have few natural predators to maintain the balance. So those snakes I would get rid of. Usually, when humans have tried to "improve" or "control" nature, it's gets worse rather than better.
The wildlife biologist did say that he didn't think it would hang around Portland very long..... As Yogi used to say, "Smarter than the average bear!"Not exactly my backyard, but pretty crazy that a wolverine was seen on the Columbia River banks near Portland....I mean, why would anyone or any wolverine want to go near Portland?
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/23/oregon-wolverine-sighting-near-portland-historic/
Drove through parts of NE Portland and down and back on 205, What a mess.Not exactly my backyard, but pretty crazy that a wolverine was seen on the Columbia River banks near Portland....I mean, why would anyone or any wolverine want to go near Portland?
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/23/oregon-wolverine-sighting-near-portland-historic/