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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


Juvenile Northern Mohave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Juvenile  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




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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