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NORTHERN MOHAVE RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus

Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus  Crotalus  scutulatus  scutulatus   from   Antelope   Valley,  Los
 Angeles  County,  California                    Photo by Rande M. Gallant 		Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus  from  Cochise  County,  Arizona
                                             Photo courtesy of Randy Babb, Az PARC

Neonate Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Neonate  Crotalus  scutulatus  scutulatus  from   the   Huachuca
Mountains, Cochise County,  Arizona                 Photo by Kris Haas 		Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus  from  the  Huachuca  Mountains,
Cochise County, Arizona                                    Photo by Kris Haas

Neonate Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Neonate Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus from Maricopa Co., Az.
                                                                        Photo by Will Wells 		Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus with aberrant markings  An  aberrantly  patterned   Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus   from
 Cochise County, Arizona                           Photo © 2008 Alice Abela



Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs throughout Trans-Pecos Texas, extreme southern New Mexico, extreme southwestern Utah, and the southern portions of Arizona, Nevada and California.

Legal Status:  In Utah, Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus is listed as a Wildlife Species of Concern. Throughout the remainder of our region, the species is afforded no protected status.


Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Crotalus  scutulatus  scutulatus  from  El  Paso  County,   Texas
                                                                     Photo by James D. Bear

Franklin Mountains in El Paso Co., Texas - Habitat of Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Habitat   of   Crotalus   scutulatus  scutulatus   in   the   Franklin
Mountains of El Paso County Texas              Photo by James D. Bear




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