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Yes! It Is a Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

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Of the ‘Pit Viper’ Variety

 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus) is a pit viper of moderate size.

Individuals of this species are of varying temperament. Some are quick to coil and rattle, whereas others, perhaps in protected sites, remain calm when approached. Lowe et al. (1986) and Meik (2016) report that Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake venom in Arizona is of moderate toxicity, but because of the size of this snake, any bites are potentially very dangerous. Bite symptoms in humans include significant edema, discoloration around the bite, and pain. However, recovery is usually complete and uneventful after treatment with antivenin (Klauber 1972, Ernst and Ernst 2012). Goldberg et al. (2013) examined helminths in Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake specimens.

As with other Crotalus, it has vertically elliptical pupils, a heat-sensing pit between the eye and nostril on each side, and prominent rattles on the tail. This is a snake of rocky, Sonoran Desert Mountain ranges, in both the Arizona Upland and Lower Colorado River subdivisions of the Sonoran Desert.

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