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Panamint Rattlesnake vs. Mojave Rattlesnake

Both live in the Mojave Desert; their records overlap in Inyo and San Bernardino counties. A: Speckled crossbands the colour of the rock in the Panamint Rattlesnake; crisp dark diamonds edged clean white in the Mojave Rattlesnake. B: Plain, no pale lines in the Panamint Rattlesnake; two pale lines, the lower one passing above the corner of the mouth in the Mojave Rattlesnake. Both very venomous.

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Panamint Rattlesnake

Crotalus stephensi

Mojave Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus
Panamint Rattlesnake vs. Mojave Rattlesnake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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