Az Black rattlesnake, and an unusually patterned one at that...there's been enough hullabaloo about killing it, so I'll simply say that there were definitely safer options (for both you, your children and the snake). As far as the monetary value of this snake, it is an Az animal and Az prohibits commercialization of all native reptiles and amphibians. Therefore, this animal could not be bought, sold, traded, etc. Even if it were bred the offspring could not be commercialized either.

BTW I have a pair of cb Az Blacks with striping on their necks very similar to this animal, and yes it is unusual.

-AzAtrox

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