andrsn12 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Is this rattler a Mojave or Diamondback? Killed 2 days ago in my parents back yard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Str8Shot Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Diamondback Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Check the scales between its eyes like that dude said the other day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campnichols Report post Posted August 25, 2016 That is a western diamondback. You can tell by the black and white stripes, we used to call them coontails Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnie blaze Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Mojaves are monochromatic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Str8Shot Report post Posted August 25, 2016 OP both Mojave and Diamondbacks have the white and black banded tails ... IN this one you can see the white and black bands are almost equal in thickness ... in a Mojave the White Bands will be significantly larger than much thinner black bands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Compared to this one.....you have to zoom in on the tail but clearly very different??? Again, I didn't look at the scales between the eyes!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Compared to this one.....you have to zoom in on the tail but clearly very different??? Again, I didn't look at the scales between the eyes!!! IMG_1989.JPG Was the taken in the north-east part of the state? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Check the scales between its eyes like that dude said the other day. I like "that dude"! I've been called a helluva lot worse! Scales between the eyes is the best, 100% way to know the difference, especially since tail patterns don't always line up like the books say they should. Compared to this one.....you have to zoom in on the tail but clearly very different??? Again, I didn't look at the scales between the eyes!!! IMG_1989.JPG That doesn't look like a diamondback or a mojave (with a "j"). That looks like a viridis (Crotalus nuntius; Hopi rattlesnake) from the NE part of the state, like Arizona Griz suggests. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Ran over this one on my pronghorn hunt near Prescott...had assumed it was a Mojave and now not so sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Though now I see the white bands significantly larger...never knew that before I was going off the greenish coloring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Ran one over last night on the way home from canyon lake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Check the scales between its eyes like that dude said the other day. I like "that dude"! I've been called a helluva lot worse! Scales between the eyes is the best, 100% way to know the difference, especially since tail patterns don't always line up like the books say they should. Compared to this one.....you have to zoom in on the tail but clearly very different??? Again, I didn't look at the scales between the eyes!!! IMG_1989.JPG That doesn't look like a diamondback or a mojave (with a "j"). That looks like a viridis (Crotalus nuntius; Hopi rattlesnake) from the NE part of the state, like Arizona Griz suggests. Snowflake.....so eastern part of the stae, white mountains in the cedars ......interesting information, thanks.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Green Mojave are smaller rattle snakes.I have seen some beautiful diamondback rattlesnakes that were green like the ones posted. It's the Arizona black rattlesnakes that I always watch out for. They look too much like pine branches on the ground. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Str8Shot Report post Posted August 25, 2016 IA ... My bad ... not paying attention and my Iphone's spell check changes the J to an H ... I agree the better Pic of Non-Typical's snake looks like a prairie rattler now ( a.k.a Hopi ) You can really see the back pattern a lot better. Without seeing the head better I still think the OPs here is a Diamondback 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
