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Crotalus molossus molossus
Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake
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Photographer: Glenn McCrea
ID: 0000 0000 0716 3426 (2016-07-26)Copyright © 2016 Glenn
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date of photo Aug 23, 1995
location
Sunnyside Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona (Cochise County, Arizona, US)family
Viperidae
order
Squamata
class Reptilia
habitat 'Sky Island' woodlandsnotes This handsome pair of rattlesnakes was observed and photographed for over four hours as they engaged in ritualized foreplay. The male used short tongue flicks and jerking head movements as he followed the coils of his immobile mate up to her head and back down her coils until he encountered one of his own coils. At that point his whole body spasmed, causing his rattle to click loudly. He rested briefly and then repeated the sequence exactly many dozens of times.keywords: Crotalus, molossus, blacktail, rattlesnake, mating, Huachuca, Sunnyside, rattles, close-up, macro
camera 35mm Canon A2 with Velvia 50 ISO slide film
contributor's ID # 199508230026 photo category: Animal - Reptile
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Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake (photographer)
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