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Found this little girl while night hiking on 07/14/2007...loved her contrast and the bluish tint to her...all photos "raw" (untouched)

and another one, a little bit closer

This one really shows the blue in this animal...

Found on the same trip...

It's remarkable haow variable atrox can be, even at relatively the same location....

Unbelievable tigris! I've never seen one that blue before - what a sweet looking rattler. The atrox in the pick has such a dusky/light appearance; very sharp! As always, thanks for sharing and making us drool. I've got to get back out there again.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center

>>It's remarkable haow variable atrox can be, even at relatively the same location....
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

A bunch of beauties....I really dig this Atrox shot! I wish I lived where there was a few more species nearby, although we do have quite a lot of variances of oreganus within a short range distance....

oreganus was "it" as far as local vens....I was however thankful for their remarkable variation in pattern and color...great snakes...I miss keeping them.

Here in Az we are a bit luckier in terms of species variation...and as illustrated by those photos (hopefully) even atrox can be pretty dang variable....

That tiger is gorgeous!still waiting to find one though.I am also from N.Ca. The oreganus can differ so greatly its almost like finding a different species.an hour south of my house they are usually a dullish brown and very little pattern as adults,but if I go north an hour the animals are stunning.I have found a few that that are very green with jet black saddles and a white facial stripe.from what i have observed the oreganus that i find in a more mountain environment are usually very dark with a bold pattern compared to the ones i find in the rolling grasslands.

Nice tigger, Ive seen similiar around Cave Creek. How many rings did it have on the tail? My understanding is females have 6 or less while males are >6rings. Males tend to be the larger of the two as well if Im not mistaken. Thats a pretty snake though for sure, I never tire of seeing the tiggers...

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Cheers
Lateralis
"I would rather be precisely wrong than approximately right"
Marion "Doc" Ford

This animal was seen in north Scottsdale and I was going more by tail length than # of rings....females generally have shorter tails, and her tail was quite short...

Yes, one can never get tired of finding these critters!

Sup AZ! How are you man? Thanks for making me drool all over my key board as usualy. This Jeremy G from back in the day btw.

Take care bro.