Snake ID

[bphillips]

Definitely a water snake

[miket]

Serious question. In my limited experience with diamond backs they have all been pretty docile. Is that typical? Havent had one be aggressive. Every timber rattler I have dealt with has been docile to a fault. Very calm and in the past I have even tried to make em mad unsuccessfully. If they are not near the house they get a pass ( we dont have diamondbacks here but do have timber rattlers ). ( I mean they always get a pass cuz theyre protected ha ) The only one I have dealt with that is truly aggressive is the water mocassin. They never get a pass. If I see em they die.

[bphillips]

All mine sure try to get away from you in a hurry.

[okrattler]

Not really a snake guy, and as far as I know I have never seen that type of rattler ^, it looks like a diamond back to my untrained eyes.

A Mojave does look alot like a Western Diamondback. They just don't get as big and the easiest way for me to tell the difference is by looking at the black and white bands on the tail. The white bands are wider than the black bands on the Mojave. They're the same width on a Western Diamondback. There aren't any Mojave Rattlesnakes in Oklahoma so I've never had to identify one in person. They do live in West Texas though so both the Western Diamondback and Mojave can be found in the same regions.

[okrattler]

Serious question. In my limited experience with diamond backs they have all been pretty docile. Is that typical? Havent had one be aggressive. Every timber rattler I have dealt with has been docile to a fault. Very calm and in the past I have even tried to make em mad unsuccessfully. If they are not near the house they get a pass ( we dont have diamondbacks here but do have timber rattlers ). ( I mean they always get a pass cuz theyre protected ha ) The only one I have dealt with that is truly aggressive is the water mocassin. They never get a pass. If I see em they die.

Generally they are compared to Prairie Rattlesnakes or the Western Massasauga. They're alot less agile too. After they strike a few times they get slower because they're tired. A Prairie Rattlesnake will strike repeatedly. I've seen some aggressive Diamondbacks but usually they're not too bad.

[okrattler]

Hell, he ain't bad at all! Remember there are only 4 types of venomous in the US.


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That's what I remembered but I got a closer look just to make sure. I'll get the picture a buddy of mine took of him. I think he might have got a good picture of the pupils.

[ladrones]

A Mojave does look alot like a Western Diamondback. They just don't get as big and the easiest way for me to tell the difference is by looking at the black and white bands on the tail. The white bands are wider than the black bands on the Mojave. They're the same width on a Western Diamondback. There aren't any Mojave Rattlesnakes in Oklahoma so I've never had to identify one in person. They do live in West Texas though so both the Western Diamondback and Mojave can be found in the same regions.

I have been looking for the mojave in SE NM and west TX for years. Have not been able to find one. Seen many of them in AZ.

[ladrones]

These seem to be the most aggressive rattlers I have ever come across.


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[DTH]

It looks just like the snake i saw in a gulley on the golf course yesterday. Is it a Cottonmouth??

[bphillips]

A Mojave does look alot like a Western Diamondback. They just don't get as big and the easiest way for me to tell the difference is by looking at the black and white bands on the tail. The white bands are wider than the black bands on the Mojave. They're the same width on a Western Diamondback. There aren't any Mojave Rattlesnakes in Oklahoma so I've never had to identify one in person. They do live in West Texas though so both the Western Diamondback and Mojave can be found in the same regions.

So that's a mojave? I thought they didn't have the black bands? I thought this was a Mohave?

[ladrones]

So that's a mojave? I thought they didn't have the black bands? I thought this was a Mohave?

That is a Crotalus molossus.

[okrattler]

So that's a mojave? I thought they didn't have the black bands? I thought this was a Mohave?

That's a Black Tailed Rattlesnake. A Mojave looks almost identical to a Western Diamondback at first glance. There's a few ways to tell the difference but the width of the bands on the tail is the easiest.

[bphillips]

That's a Black Tailed Rattlesnake. A Mojave looks almost identical to a Western Diamondback at first glance. There's a few ways to tell the difference but the width of the bands on the tail is the easiest.

Oh cool. Had never seen either before just saw someone post it on facebook

[okrattler]

Oh cool. Had never seen either before just saw someone post it on facebook

Those are pretty snakes though. The patterns along with the black tail almost looks like a cross between a Western Diamondback and a Timber Rattlesnake.

[okrattler]

These seem to be the most aggressive rattlers I have ever come across.


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Sidewinders are so cool. That's another one I'm waiting to see in person.