Rock Rattlesnake vs. Prairie Rattlesnake
They meet in the mountains of southern New Mexico and west Texas. A: 14 to 24 widely spaced, jagged black crossbands on light grey-green in the Rock Rattlesnake; rounded brown blotches edged with thin pale lines, close together in the Prairie Rattlesnake. B: No bold pale face stripes in the Rock Rattlesnake; two pale stripes on the side of the face, one behind the eye in the Prairie Rattlesnake. C: Salmon or peach in the Rock Rattlesnake; brown with darker brown rings in the Prairie Rattlesnake. Venomous: leave rattlesnakes alone and give them room.
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