Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox (Baird & Girard 1853)
Observed/Collected Location: YMCA, Buda, Hays County, Texas
Date: August 2009
Diet: Small mammals
Habitat: Found in a variety of habitats from mountains, deserts, prairie lands, mesquite scrub brush, and tropical deciduous forests.
Range: Western Arkansas to Southeastern California south into Mexico. Small population also reported in Veracruz, Mexico.
Notes: Poisonous pit viper.