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Juvenile Western Diamondback Juvenile rattlers can be as dangerous or even more so than an adult as they do not have as much control over the amount of venom they inject per bite.<br /> <br /> Headshot...<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81361/western_diamondback_headshot.html" title="Western Diamondback headshot!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2428/81361_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2BW9DMFXYbNTM0EHtX%2FxEs9W%2Bd%2FY%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Western Diamondback headshot! Same juvenile as previously posted...<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81360/juvenile_western_diamondback.html Crotalus atrox,Geotagged,United States,Western diamondback rattlesnake" /></a></figure> Crotalus atrox,Geotagged,United States,Western diamondback rattlesnake Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Juvenile Western Diamondback

Juvenile rattlers can be as dangerous or even more so than an adult as they do not have as much control over the amount of venom they inject per bite.

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Western Diamondback headshot! Same juvenile as previously posted...<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81360/juvenile_western_diamondback.html Crotalus atrox,Geotagged,United States,Western diamondback rattlesnake

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The Western diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox, the western diamondback rattlesnake, is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the United States and Mexico. It is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and the second-greatest number in the USA after ''C. adamanteus''. No subspecies is currently recognized.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Jul 4, 2019. Captured in Catalina, AZ 85739, USA.
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