Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake

An individual found from the unique population in North Carolina known as the “Red Pygmy Rattlesnake”. This population is known for this odd color which differentiates it from all its other counterparts. It is however not it’s own subspecies and belongs to the Sistrurus miliarius miliarius group.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Super cool! Posted 4 years ago

Barry

Lion

Great Photo. Was that in the wild or a captive? Posted 4 years ago
1. TristanV
  
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  A wild individual. They are a persecuted species with some people trying to collect illegally. I ran into a few locals who told me about these poor practices, further damaging the populations of this state protected species. Posted 4 years ago

The Pygmy Rattlesnake

‘'Sistrurus miliarius,'' commonly called the pygmy rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by TristanV