Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

Crotalus pricei

Safety note: Venomous — keep distance

The Twin-spotted Rattlesnake is a small, secretive rattlesnake of high mountain talus fields in southeastern Arizona. Its two rows of spots down its back are distinctive. Found only in the Sky Island mountains of the Southwest.

Habitat

High-elevation rocky talus and forest edges in the Madrean Sky Islands

Diet

Lizards and small rodents

How common

Uncommon

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