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Tiger Rattlesnake vs. Mojave Rattlesnake

They meet where the desert flats of south-central Arizona reach the rocky foothills. A: Many thin dark crossbands in the Tiger Rattlesnake; crisp diamonds edged pale in the Mojave Rattlesnake. B: Banded like the body in the Tiger Rattlesnake; pale with narrow black rings in the Mojave Rattlesnake. C: Very small for the body in the Tiger Rattlesnake; broad and big in the Mojave Rattlesnake. Venomous: leave rattlesnakes alone and give them room.

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Tiger Rattlesnake

Crotalus tigris

Mojave Rattlesnake

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

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