Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
- C. viridis – Apache Co, AZ – photo by AzPARC
- C. viridis – Apache Co, AZ – photo by Randy Babb AzPAR
- C. viridis – Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
- C. viridis – Jeff Davis Co, TX – photo by Orry Martin
- C. viridis – Jeff Davis Co, TX – photo by Orry Martin
- C. viridis – Luna Co, NM – photo by James Bear
- C. viridis – Salmon-Challis Nat’l Forest, ID – photo by Sean Bascom
- C. viridis – Santa Fe Co, NM – photo by Robert Capriccio
- C. viridis Habitat – Husspeth Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus viridis occurs throughout west Texas, New Mexico and extreme eastern and southeastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
NOTE: For additional photographs and to learn more about rattlesnakes engaging in the ritual male combat dance click here.