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I found this Diamondback crossing the road early in the morning, has anyone else seen one quite like it? Is it something special?

Very pretty. It may be a hybrid. Where did you find it? Is it black and white on the tail?

just had to say..very awesome pics

no black flacking, looks like you found a possible hypo. Good Find!

do you want my address so you can send it to me ; D LOL!

At first i too thought wow a hypo. But looking closer the head scalation is not atrox. Hard to tell but maybe scutulatus or as mentioned some type of hybrid/intergrade.

I would love to see more photos for sure.

Where roughly in az was it found?
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Dan S.
Crotalus & Company
Venom-Center
Wisconsin Reptile Community

NOT A SCUTE,OR EVEN CLOSE.

Someone sent me the photos from your post and my interest is piqued to say the least.

I gather from associated postings that it was found in AZ. I live in Tucson and would very much like to photograph the specimen. Several other herpetologists to whom I forwarded
the photos are very interested in it and the particulars of its capture.

It is definately amelanistic and likely xanthic. The head is a shaped a bit unusally for a C. atrox, and may be hybrid.

I would very much like to hear from you.

Thanks in advance,

Manny Rubio (natural@mindspring.com)