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SOUTHWESTERN SPECKLED RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus  mitchellii  pyrrhus   from  Maricopa  County,  Arizona
                                Photo courtesy of Andrew T. Holycross, Az PARC 		Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus  from  the  San Jacinto Mountains  in
Riverside County, California                          Photo by James D. Bear

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus   mitchellii  pyrrhus   from  Yavapai  County,   Arizona
                                                                      Photo by Randy Babb 		Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus  Crotalus  mitchellii  pyrrhus   from   Yavapai  County,   Arizona
                                                                    Photo by Riley Campbell

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus  Crotalus  mitchellii  pyrrhus   from   Yuma   County,     Arizona
                                                                    Photo by Riley Campbell


Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs throughout western Arizona, southern California, southeastern Nevada, and in extreme southwestern Utah.

Legal Status:  The Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake is listed as a Species of Concern by the state of Utah. The species is not protected in any of the other states where it occurs in our region.



Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus   mitchellii  pyrrhus  from  Maricopa  County,   Arizona
                                                                          Photo by Will Wells 		Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus  Crotalus  mitchellii  pyrrhus   from  Maricopa County,   Arizona
                                                                          Photo by Will Wells

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus   mitchellii  pyrrhus  from the Wickenburg Mountains in
Yavapai County, Arizona                                   Photo by Will Wells 		Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus from Arizona         Photo by Will Wells

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus from near Stanton in Yavapai County,
Arizona                                                              Photo by Will Wells 		Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus  from  San Diego County,  California
                                                                      Photo by Skylar Doak





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