Rock Rattlesnake vs. Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Both are rock-coloured rattlers of rocky slopes; their records touch in central Arizona. A: Crisp, jagged black crossbands spaced well apart in the Rock Rattlesnake; bands made of fine scattered speckles, the colour of the local rock in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake. B: Salmon or peach in the Rock Rattlesnake; banded, with dark rings at the tip in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake. C: Small in the Rock Rattlesnake; large in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake. Venomous: leave rattlesnakes alone and give them room.
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