Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) - HM 113029
Observer:
Weber, Dave
Observed:
2012-07-28 22:04:00
Last Modified:
2016-02-23 14:36:58
Country:
United States of America
State:
Arizona
County:
Maricopa
Age:
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
It had rained very heavy prior to this sighting. We thought we would be skunked by a "wash-out" post rain night. But the rain stopped, the humidity remained quite high, there was a slight occasional breeze blowing up the canyon.
Hiking near the bottom of the wash Dave Weber came upon this "blue phase" male on the crawl. He was approximately 2 1/2 feet long.
Ben Jones reminded us that where there is one, there often times is another. And sure enough there was. About 8 feet away coiled up under a bush was an "orange phase" female.
The blue male made no rattling sounds while the female rattled more often.
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