MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE
Description: This snake's entire body is a pallid or sandy color with darker diamond-shaped markings bordered by lighter-colored scales and black bands around the tail.
Characteristics: Although this rattlesnake is of moderate size, its bite is very serious. Its venom has quantities of neurotoxic elements that affect the central nervous system. Deaths have resulted from the snake's bite.
Habitat: Found in arid regions, deserts, and rocky hillsides from sea level to 2400-meter elevations.
Length: Average 75 centimeters, maximum 1.2 meters.
Distribution: Mojave Desert in California, Nevada, southwest Arizona, and Texas into Mexico.
