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MOTTLED ROCK RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus lepidus lepidus

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus lepidus Crotalus lepidus lepidus from the Quitman Mountains,  Hudspeth
County, Texas                                               Photo by Michael Price 		Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus lepidus Crotalus lepidus lepidus from near Pandale in Val Verde Co., Tx.
                                                        Photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus lepidus Crotalus lepidus lepidus from Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Tx.
                                                                         Photo by James Bear 		Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus lepidus Crotalus lepidus lepidus  from near Pandale in Val Verde Co., Tx.
                                                         Photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR

Habitat of Crotalus lepidus lepidus in northwestern Val Verde County, Texas Habitat of  Crotalus lepidus lepidus  in  northwestern  Val Verde
County, Texas                                              Photo by Nathan Wells
Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs throughout southcentral Texas, westward through the Trans-Pecos Region and into southeastern New Mexico.

Legal Status:  Crotalus lepidus lepidus is listed as a Threatened Species in New Mexico. In Texas the species has no protected status.

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus lepidus from Sutton Co., Tx. Photo by Gary Young Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus lepidus from Sutton Co., Tx. Photo by Gary Young





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