Arizona Black Rattlesnake vs. Prairie Rattlesnake
They meet in east-central Arizona and the Four Corners, where the Mogollon Rim country meets the plateau grassland. A: Dark grey-brown to black in the Arizona Black Rattlesnake; greenish, tan or brown with rounded brown blotches in the Prairie Rattlesnake. B: Dark; face stripes faint or lost in adults in the Arizona Black Rattlesnake; two bold pale stripes on the side of the face in the Prairie Rattlesnake. Venomous: leave rattlesnakes alone and give them room.
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