Appearance
Adults usually do not exceed 50–60 cm in total length . The maximum total length recorded is 66 cm .The color pattern consists of a gray, bluish-gray, brownish-gray, or medium- to reddish-brown ground color, usually with a fine brown speckling. This is overlaid with a series of dorsal blotches that tend to be divided down the median line to form 39-64 pairs.
Naming
The specific name, ''pricei'', is in honor of William Wightman "Billy" Price , a field biologist, who collected the first specimens which became the type series.Its common names are twin-spotted rattlesnake, western twin-spotted rattlesnake, Price's rattlesnake, Arizona spotted rattlesnake, spotted rattlesnake, and Arizona twin-spotted rattlesnake....snipped...Status
This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because they are unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.References:
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