Overhead view of a partially coiled Western Diamondback Rattlesnake with the rattle raised, and a visible forked tongue. The heat pits are also visible on the head. A pattern of small speckles is superimposed over the large dorsal blotches.

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Photo credit: © Dorling Kindersley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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