Western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Species information

Western diamond-backed rattlesnake - overview Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit	Juvenile western diamond-backed rattlesnake shedding it's skin Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit	Western diamond-backed rattlesnake enters a cave to begin brumation Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit
Western diamond-backed rattlesnake predates on pack rat Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit	Western diamond-backed rattlesnake drinks during storm Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit	Male western diamond-backed rattlesnakes wrestle over female for mating rights Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit
Western diamond-backed rattlesnakes taken from wild and displayed to tourists before being butchered for skin Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © BBC Natural History Unit © BBC Sound Effects Center