Sidewinder vs. Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Both live in the Mojave and Colorado deserts: the Sidewinder on sand, the Speckled on rocks. A: Pale with rows of small darker blotches in the Sidewinder; bands made of fine speckles in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake. The Sidewinder has a raised, pointed horn-like scale over each eye. Both are venomous: leave them alone.
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