Diet: Rodents, birds, and lizards. One of North America’s most well-known venomous snakes, the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, is both iconic and formidable.

In Arizona, there are 13 species of rattlesnakes; the western diamondback is the most commonly spotted. A western diamondback rattlesnake “tastes” the air at the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Size: 4-6 feet, but could be up to 7 feet Range: Southwestern U.S., from California to Texas and into Oklahoma and the western edge of Arkansas ...

An Arizona biologist encountered the same Western diamondback rattlesnake at a campsite 4 years apart near Signal ghost town. Learn about their reunion.

An Arizona biologist encountered the same Western diamondback rattlesnake at a campsite 4 years apart near Signal ghost town. Learn about their reunion.

An Arizona biologist encountered the same Western diamondback rattlesnake at a campsite 4 years apart near Signal ghost town. Learn about their reunion.