Western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnake - overview

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Juvenile western diamond-backed rattlesnake shedding it's skin

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnake enters a cave to begin brumation

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnake predates on pack rat

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnake drinks during storm

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Male western diamond-backed rattlesnakes wrestle over female for mating rights

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnakes taken from wild and displayed to tourists before being butchered for skin

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Western diamond-backed rattlesnake - Animal Communication activity

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