Feeling rattled? The western diamondback rattlesnake is a staple among our wildlife in the American southwest. It often doesn’t take long in our western deserts to run across a handful of these iconic reptiles. Equipped with heat sensing pits and good eyesight, these snakes spend most of their time in ambush, hunting for prey. They feed on a variety of small animals such as rodents, birds, and other reptiles like lizards. While potently venomous, these snakes have a built in warning system to le

The Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is an important species for desert ecosystems in the southwestern USA and northern Mexico. This common pit viper controls rodent populations. We were recently lucky to observe one Western diamondback rattlesnake being busy controlling the numbers of rodents in its home range 🙂 #livingzoology #venomoussnakes #snakephotography #snakes #snake #snakevideo #amazingsnakes #reptiles #reptile #wildlife #pitviper #rattlesnake #crotalus #crotalusatrox

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