Snake

[armando_m]

Found this while walking in the hill near my home





about 2.5ft long , maybe 1.5" thick

anyone can ID?

It certainly did not look friendly with that triangular head, the tail had what look like a rattle , although it didn't use it

[Dylan8i]

def a rattle snake, not sure what kind ou have in your part of Mexico though. that second shot is pretty sweet.

[Old Timer]

I knew you would get an ID here on N&W. I thought it was a rattler as soon as I saw it but I'm not an expert. Just know I would keep my distance from one that looked like that. Nice shots Armando.

[scott-devon]

Those are beautiful shots Armando.

[Singletracklovr]

Nice shots very sharp, glad to see you used a 200mm lens.

[armando_m]

Thanks for the comments

I showed the pictures to a local guy that used to work on a farm, he says this is not a rattle snake , and continued to explain that the snake didn't rattle because it can't, it doesn't have a functional rattle, and that it is not poisonous, it feeds on small rodents, although given it's appearance is usually left alone at least by humans, rattle snakes are not as common but they do inhabit the area, they will make their presence known with their rattling noise. His last comment was that in the farm they kept around a few of the mice eating snakes to keep the rodent population under control.

[Eric D]

Nice captures. Normally round pupils in eyes, not poisonous.......slit for eyes, poisonous!!

[paulnj]

Crotaolus durissus in my opinion. DEFINATELY A RATTLESNAKE!!!!!!!!

[Dylan8i]

yep most definitely a rattler. you can see the heat pits below its eyes which other snakes do not have.

[Singletracklovr]

Looks like a young Rattler to me.
It could have lost its rattlers in a fight or if young just have a button at the end.

[paulnj]

Rattlesnakes don't always rattle. I see 100's at reptile shows all the time and most are not rattling. I lived in AZ when I was 7 and seen rattlesnakes daily and assure you most didn't rattle there either.

[Sushigaijin]

hmmm.... maybe crotalus aquilus, off the top of my head. Doesn't look like durisus to me. Structurally it looks more like crotalus lepidus. Have a whole body shot? For 100% certain sure it's a rattlesnake.

[armando_m]

Thanks I'll keep my distance!!

I saw the tail and didn't took a shoot.

I've walked on this hill for 20 years and it is the first time I see a snake , I will be more careful about wandering into the dry leafs outside the trail, it is dangerous because it is impossible to tell the terrain under the leaves , I have had them up to my knee and always felt uneasy in situations like that.