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Just a sweet Black-tailed Rattlesnake (not sure if this is an Eastern or Western -- too close to the Divide!). These thirsty buddies are taking advantage of a bowl of water during the hottest, driest time of year in the southwest US. Thanks @MadreanWildlifeCenter for being kind to ALL your wildlife neighbors! THANK YOU Sandee (@SandeesArtwork on Etsy -- link in profile) for these gorgeous sculptures that we'll use to teach locals how to distinguish some of our most colorful neighbors: Sonoran Coralsnakes (photo 1) and Arizona Mountain Kingsnakes (photo 2). Rizzo, female Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, coiled beneath some Beargrass. Yes, she really is this pink (hence the name). spiral stare-case A gorgeous male Rock Rattlesnake coiled in the rocks, spring 2022. A male Gophersnake courting a female, northern Arizona, May 2011. It's time to #GiveGrandly for snakes! Just click the support button on our profile. Did You Know... Some Snakes Can Change Color? It's time to #GiveGrandly for snakes! Just click the support button on our profile. Come see us at Gila Earth Day X Continental Divide Trail Days tomorrow! Thanks to our friends at @CDTcoalition and @GilaResources for organizing this fun event. 🐍💜🌎 You can now watch Snakes Are Survivors on @SnakesAreEverything! ♥️🐍 Snake Season is upon us here in the northern hemisphere, which means it's time to get your "snake eyes back," as @OutsideWithSeb says. You can now watch Snakes Are Thoughtful Animals on @SnakesAreEverything! ♥️🐍 How many Rock Rattlesnakes can you see? A male Rock Rattlesnake using the combination of dappled light and vegetation to make himself very difficult to see. This male Rock Rattlesnake seems to be enjoying the warm spring sun, just outside his winter den. A Rock Rattlesnake tucked in a vertical crack, 12 March 2022. Yes, the orientation of this photo is accurate -- this snake was vertical. Here in the mountains of southwest New Mexico, we're already seeing our buddies near their dens and even crawling just outside. Hiking through snow to see snakes active in March... can you say, #ClimateChaos? A Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake peeking out from inside his winter den, 4 March 2022. Here in the mountains of southwest New Mexico, we're already seeing our buddies near their dens. Spring is coming! Join us at the Coexisting with Pitvipers Symposium where we can learn together how to be the most effective advocates for pitvipers! Glendy, Arizona Black Rattlesnake, waiting for the gym rats to show up… Season 2 of Snakes Are Everything is Here with Snakes Are Survivors! ♥️🐍 Sounds like the first snake-friendly @WhighamRattlesnakeRoundup was a success! Thanks to everyone who showed support for this newly reformed roundup, where snakes are no longer killed or removed from the wild -- this is how change happens! This is a timelapse video taken at a favorite hangout near an Arizona Black Rattlesnake den in southern Arizona, US. As it warms up every spring, these rattlesnakes spend a few weeks hanging out in and near their den before going their separate ways for the active season. Notice anything interesting? Water is life, especially in the desert. These thirsty Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes climb out of their winter home to drink during an autumn rain. A special thanks to the accommodating homeowners that didn't mind sharing their shelter with these magnificent snakes! Persephone, female Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake, often climbed up into a tree if it felt like it was going to rain. Smart move for a snake living in a canyon that tends to flash-flood. It's always exciting to see such an obvious rattlesnake, in this case an Arizona Black Rattlesnake, ALIVE on the road! WIN FOR SNAKES: The 2022 Whigham Rattlesnake Roundup will NOT include wild-caught rattlesnakes or products made from rattlers, a first since its start in 1960! Some (possibly unwelcome) guests in this Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake den: Skunks! Arizona Black Rattlesnake family. Alice, the matriarch of this group, is keeping a close eye on the photographer (Jeff Smith) to make sure he's not a threat.

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