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know what kind of rattler I found in NM about 90 miles from the arizona border it was at at 8,000 feet im back know I saw it yesterday it was comeplty buried in soft sand under a log near some trees and the log it was under I think was pine I know my rattlers pretty well for being 12 I was going to catch It but my dad wouldent let me get plus I had my dog which was bit but got no veonom because he was a baby he didnt but none in shes lucky and so am I because I thought he was a hognose snake because he poked his head up to see what was going on and it loked like his nose was pointed then I almost picked him up then he poked his tail up and I saw he wasnt a hognose,so I think it was a nothern pacific or a massuga(sorry I forgot how to spell thet word) or mabey somethink else I dont think we have ant other kinds of snakes so nextime I see a snake ill have a hook which im know geting

Actually, it sounds like crotalus willardi, the ridgenose rattlesnake. They typically live at evavations of 5000 to 8000 feet in canyons with pines or oaks. They are a smaller rattler only getting 18 to 21 inches long. Though it is the state reptile of Arizona, it is also found in New Mexico. They eat mainly smasll lizards and centipedes and such. Hope this helps!

http://gto.ncsa.uiuc.edu/pingleto/Venomous/willardi3.JPG

If this is the snake you saw consider yourself one of the very lucky, this is a very rare find.

http://www.reptilesofaz.com/h-c-w-obscurus.html

if any of you know NM good and know were Datil,NM is or tell me how to post a picture cause I could tell were it is on a map

No nobody wants to help the little kid I know a very lot about snakes and rattlesnakes a materof fact am making a list of all the snakes in america in seinces names so you guys could give me a quiz on rattlesnkes if you wanted to i would promise not to cheat I would just have to study for a day so bring it LOL

i just wanted to say wow you sound very knowledgeable in snakes i am actualy only 12 myself and if you look above i posted about my 2 rescent encounters with rattlers. i dont know too much about rattlers right now. i have alot of interest in snakes as well.i have 3 right now.1 is a colubrid a gopher snake i am rehabilitating and 2 boids ball pythons i am getting a boa in august. your dog is very lucky i live near the foot hills of california and i know people whos dogs were bitten and only one of the 4 i have heard of lived . just wanted to share some info.

If you really, really want to know what lurks in your "neighborhood" get a field guide to reptiles! There are several available, from the Audubon guide to the Peterson field guides, and there's probably a field guide specific to Arizona. Then you'll be absolutely sure, as soon as you find a new reptile. These books are small and can easily be carried with you. Every good herper has dog-eared copies. Go to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, maybe even eBay for an even better buy. But BUY ONE!!! You won't be sorry!

kmon I was just messing around I found out what was it was a northern and next time I see one am going to have me a new pet and josh 40 where do you live in ca

i live in town called patterson it is about 30 mins away frome modesto. did you read my post above yours it talks kinda about me and my incounters with rattlers.i think its great i actualy see that others my age can have an interest in snakes more than as a pet i want to turn it into a carrer i would like to become a herpetologist. do you have msn or yahoo messenger i would realy enjoy talking with you .my email to add me for yahoo messenger is msmr5150@yahoo.com or for msn it is msmr5150@hotmail.com.well hope to hear more frome you.