[US] Western rattlesnake ID (mander.xyz)

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A lot of rattlesnake species (Crotalus sp.) in the western US look quite similar, but there are a few characteristics you can look at to help you identify them. The body pattern, facial pattern, tail pattern, and head scalation can all help lead you to the correct ID. While identification is not critical for envenomation treatment, it's fun to know what you're looking at (kind of the point of this community).

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Lemmy should have a snake identification community. I am happy to provide identifications where possible. If anyone is good with bot creation, we can incorporate that too. If you're interested in moderating, let me know.

The icon features a timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). The banner features a common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon).

Rules:

Posts must include location (State/Department and Country at minimum)
Replies must include common (if applicable) and scientific name
Be polite and courteous to others
For North American tricolored snakes, do not parrot the rhyme (IYKYK)
Dead snakes are allowed. Encouraging snake deaths is not.

There are several other communities where you can share snake images that don't need an identification:

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