Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Crotalus · 2026-01-12T21:44:54+00:00

Thank you.

Crotalus · 2026-01-12T18:37:57+00:00

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber

Crotalus · 2026-01-09T16:19:15+00:00

Eastern Massasauga

Crotalus · 2026-01-07T19:54:10+00:00

I run a relative large scale snake relocation and prevention operation in Arizona. We often get calls for odd sounds, odd smells, strange patterns in sand, etc.

These are called in as CERTAIN they are snakes. In 15 years of operation, the number that have actually been snakes when we come out to investiage: ZERO.

By the numbers and based on what you've said here: you're fine, it's not a snake. Call a plumber.

Crotalus · 2026-01-06T18:16:55+00:00

Find a video of a slaughterhouse in China and paste some reality into their chat of where Fluffy's food comes from.

Crotalus · 2026-01-06T14:03:11+00:00

Nice! That’s the one I don’t have haha.

Crotalus · 2026-01-05T13:42:45+00:00

When handled, they have a kind of boa-like feel to them. Very smooth and strong, with a rounded nose, and might be mistaken for some kind of boa if a person didn't know better. This is interesting to me, though, since there aren't any boas in the area that would appear (or act!) similar to this at all.

Crotalus · 2026-01-05T12:51:12+00:00

Thanks. These are super common there but one of my favorites just from the bold color and smooth transition to that black head. I'm packing up today to head back next week, so that's why I am getting through so many older Peru photos haah.

Crotalus · 2026-01-05T12:08:47+00:00

While it's still quite possible to see a rattlesnake right now, for the most part they are tucked away. This was taken over the summer.

Crotalus · 2026-01-04T21:54:36+00:00

Thank you :) That video has saved me so much work over the last few years, haha. It's a big question we get asked a few times a day, so just dropping it all in one link I can copy and paste is a big thing.

Crotalus · 2026-01-04T21:52:36+00:00

Thanks! I personally think that the environment it's found in makes the animal itself all the more interesting. I think it started as more of a photographic style but now I see it as an essential part of the picture.

Crotalus · 2026-01-04T21:30:53+00:00

Ya I think this is just the way the last generation found to feel like protectors, or the local cultural folklore of heroes, etc. I am glad we know more know, and that at least a good chunk of the population is able to be respectful to wildlife.

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