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Here are some pictures of all the Black-tailed rattlesnakes in my collection. They are all taken just after their first shed in season (after hibernation).
Crotalus molossus molossus, Davis Mountains, Texas.
male
female
Crotalus molossus molossus, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
male
female
Crotalus molossus molossus, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., Arizona.
male
female
Crotalus molossus nigrescens, Sierra del Nido, Chihuahua, Mexico
male
female
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Rob Olivier
AHHHHH. My favorite rattler. You have some real smokers. I especially like the St. Ritas animals. Were they easy to get eating?
Dan
Thanks!
They are all captive bred animals and did not have any problems with starting feeding.
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Rob Olivier
Rob nice collection, I have a pair of davis mts but my male is a slow feeder any tips on how to get him to eat more? Thanks Clark
Sometimes you can trigger them with Hamsters or Spiny Mice. In any case, give him lots of rest.
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Rob Olivier
Bad news. Your "Sierra del Nido" molossus are not from the Sierra del Nido. I have seen several molossus from that range, and they look nothing like your two snakes.
Might want to ask the person with the Mexican collecting permit that you acquired the snakes from about that.
Nice nigrescens though.
I should revise that to state that I have seen several molossus in the Sierra del Nido while conducting field research with scientific research permits issued by the Mexican government.
I was looking at the wrong photos.
Your Sierra del Nido molossus do indeed look like the snakes that I have seen. They look almost identical, in fact, to the snake from the Sierra del Nido in Lemos-Espinal's book.
How did snakes from this locality end up in Europe? According to SEMARNAT's database, no Europeans have been issued an export permit for Mexican rattlesnakes in over 25 years...
I have no idea how the parents of the snakes end up in Europe. But I will ask the breeder. Thanks for the information.
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Rob Olivier
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