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I have been dealing with rattlesnakes for 52 years and have never come across this one. Do not know what to call it or what it is mixed with.....I acquired it when previous owner passed and would like to know what kind it is.


Beautiful rattlesnake doesn't match any that I have dealt with and I think he is a cross but not what with, I have asked other people in the business and so far everybody thinks he is a cross but with what?
 

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Not quite sure. It looks very familiar but doesn't remind me of any specific species. Just guessing, but possibly a natural hybrid, C. atrox x C. viridis?

Its face/head looks very much like C. atrox, but the dorsal patterning seems a little off and from what I can see, it doesn't have your typical "atrox" white banding on the tail. So it's probably not an atrox, at least not a pure atrox. I'm not certain though, but that's my best guess.
 
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What about the scales over the eyes that look like a sidewinder, it is defiantly a strange one.
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Yes, come to think of it, the scales over its eyes do seem very pronounced in comparison to most Crotalus sp.

It's a very interesting specimen, I don't believe I've ever seen a rattlesnake that looked quite like that one.
 
Well, I would love to know what to call him, right now I have never seen one like this in my life. I am hopeful that somebody can help me identify him. I thought he might be a Crotalus viridis nuntius but I am not sure
 
I would agree with thomas i think c.viridis is the closest looking check if it has more than two internasal scales touching the rostral plate if so its a dark prairie but it does look different from your average prairie. good luck with the ID
 
It has too many scales touching the rostral plate, I took a close up shot so everybody could see that because I can't figure it out.
 
Looks like a muted pattern C. adamanteus to me ... or maybe a C. adamanteus x C. viridis cross. That said, I don't have 52 years of rattler experience :)

Gorgeous snake, whatever it is!
 
okay guys found out what it is, I know everybody has been trying to help me figure this out and I thank everybody for thier help...but it is a Crotalus viridis nuntius or Hopi Rattlesnake but he was sick when I got him, we wormed him nursed him and fed him good and he finally shed allowing us to see his true colors, Will post pictures to show him off tommarrow.
 
Awesome after 52 years you can find something that makes you go hmmm. Glad you solved it!
 
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