HyNoon Report post Posted August 21 We have a really big gopher snake at our place. My daughter saw it today at about 630 pm and scared her at first until she realized what snake it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BowHuntAZ Report post Posted August 21 12 hours ago, IA Born said: Red pahse coachwhip. Same as what Tim (Edge) posted. Great find! Thank you! I just looked that up and definitely see it now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted August 21 Here's a mostly black phase (some red speckling visible) Masticophis flagellum (coachwhip) from outside Tucson years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzJimbo Report post Posted August 24 On 8/19/2025 at 8:26 PM, oz31p said: Are you fuckin telling me I have to look up and on the ground now In 2017 I was working on Chandler Blvd by the South Mtn Trailhead, and found several grey/white rattlesnakes. Saw some G&F WMs there and they told me they were Southwest Speckled Rattlesnakes, and they were known to be tree dwellers, feeding off of bird eggs. Here I was, looking under the trees for them the whole time. This one missing his head had been ran over by a water truck. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted August 24 Went scouting last weekend and this guy made my heart skip a beat or two. Fortunately he gave me a heads up before I was too close. Very colorful yellow, I wish the pictures were better. I believe it was a blacktail rattler. Jeff VID_20250818_150628630~2.mp4 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted August 24 2 hours ago, cohntr6 said: Went scouting last weekend and this guy made my heart skip a beat or two. Fortunately he gave me a heads up before I was too close. Very colorful yellow, I wish the pictures were better. I believe it was a blacktail rattler. Jeff VID_20250818_150628630~2.mp4 Fairly typical southeast AZ looking blacktail! Great find! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nateNAU Report post Posted September 1 Was out dove hunting today and saw this guy just outside flagstaff. I am thinking a prarie rattlesnake or a hopi rattlesnake but not sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted September 1 4 minutes ago, nateNAU said: Was out dove hunting today and saw this guy just outside flagstaff. I am thinking a prarie rattlesnake or a hopi rattlesnake but not sure. That would be in pieces if I seen it. Shotgun in hand . Oh yeah.. Only good snake is a dead one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted September 1 5 hours ago, nateNAU said: Was out dove hunting today and saw this guy just outside flagstaff. I am thinking a prarie rattlesnake or a hopi rattlesnake but not sure. Hopi if you saw it around here in the lowlands. I'd have to go back and look at the current taxonomy, but I think that's one that remained a subspecies of the prairie/viridis group. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nateNAU Report post Posted September 2 19 hours ago, IA Born said: Hopi if you saw it around here in the lowlands. I'd have to go back and look at the current taxonomy, but I think that's one that remained a subspecies of the prairie/viridis group. It was between Wupatki and Sunset Crater. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nateNAU Report post Posted September 7 Rattler no 2 for the year here in flagstaff. Another hopi. Crazy how many are out. The only rattle snake ive ever seen up here before this year was about 25 years ago and this year I'm at 2 in less than a week. Be careful elk hunting next week. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted September 8 22 hours ago, nateNAU said: Rattler no 2 for the year here in flagstaff. Another hopi. Crazy how many are out. The only rattle snake ive ever seen up here before this year was about 25 years ago and this year I'm at 2 in less than a week. Be careful elk hunting next week. I need to go out looking with you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Island junkie Report post Posted September 8 Don’t think I’ve ever said this about a Rattlesnake but that’s a pretty critter! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites