Slightly off trail, concerned about hikers with curious or just happy-go-lucky dog having a serious rattler encounter. (:-(
Found outside casitas next to Painted Desert Inn. Photos by Linda W.
Grasslands on Kirtland Air Force Base, near Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, USA. Location approximate.
Captured by C.W. Painter, who provided it to me for photos before being released.
Hit by car about 1-2 min before I observed. :( first massie in 6 years.
According to Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the Desert Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii is the only Massasauga in the state and by the description, the only one I have ever seen. However I claim to be no expert.
Sitting on road.
County record - TNHC #92909
Month and year are accurate; exact date approximate
Ejemplar juvenil atropellado.