Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake vs. Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
Both are mountain rattlesnakes of the borderlands (records share 4 one-degree squares in New Mexico and Mexico). A: Solid black in the Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake; grey with thin dark rings in the Twin-spotted Rattlesnake. B: Broad dark crossbands in the Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake; two rows of small dark spots in the Twin-spotted Rattlesnake. The Twin-spotted is small (rarely over 2 ft) and lives only high on talus in the Animas Mountains in New Mexico.
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