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Here's a pair of rattlesnakes in my collection...

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:14 pm
by reptilist
The larger one is a Northern Black Tailed Rattlesnake and the smaller is an Arizona Black Rattlesnake.
They share a nice sized cage together.

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Re: Here's a pair of rattlesnakes in my collection...

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:37 pm
by reptilist
Here's a couple more....

Mojave Rattlesnake

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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

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Re: Here's a pair of rattlesnakes in my collection...

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:42 am
by lara
beautiful! but i can't help but wonder, how do you clean their cages. i suppose the answer would be "very carefully."

Re: Here's a pair of rattlesnakes in my collection...

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:33 pm
by reptilist
Exactly!

For spot cleaning I use 24" forceps to pick up the patch of soiled bedding. If I can't reach it safely then the snakes must be moved into a covered bucket.

Most of the time they are not interested in closing the distance to bite me. The Diamondback is more likely to feel otherwise.