Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Created: October 8th, 2008 - 01:43 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Matthew Abernathy
Record 19507

Country: United States		State: Texas	County: Galveston County	Time: 2002-11-00 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method:	Habitat: -----
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Notes

Found this one when it was a yearling in front of my dorm room in college (Texas A&M-Galveston, on Pelican Island). Was used as a nature center display animal when the picture was taken.

According to Alan Tennant, this rattler is the easternmost documented specimen in Texas.

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Comments

Posted by Matthew Abernathy on Oct 10, 2008 at 02:27 PM

Yup, found on Pelican Island. I've actually come across a couple juvenile Atrox over the years on campus, and some fairly large specimens across the street in the scrub.

Posted by John Williams on Oct 10, 2008 at 01:49 PM

Was that found on Pelican Island? That's a great find in Galveston.

John