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ARIZONA RIDGE-NOSED RATTLESNAKE
Crotalus willardi willardi

Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                     Photo by York Morgan 		Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                     Photo by York Morgan

Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                        Photo by Diego Ortiz 		Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                     Photo by York Morgan

Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs only in the Santa Rita, Huachuca, Patagonia and Whetstone Mountains as well as in the Canelo Hills, all located in the southeastern corner of Arizona.

Legal Status:  Crotalus willardi willardi is protected as a Threatened Species in Arizona. It is also Arizona's official state reptile.


Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                             Photo courtesy of Jeff Servoss, Az PARC

Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                          Photo by Kris Haas 		Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus   willardi   willardi   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                          Photo by Kris Haas

Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi willardi Crotalus  willardi  willardi  from   the  Huachuca  Mountains  of
southeastern  Arizona                                        Photo by Will Wells 		Range of Crotalus willardi willardi
Range of Crotalus willardi willardi         Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR





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