western diamondback rattlesnake: National Geographic Comes To The Joneses Back Yard - 05/08/10 07:12 AM
Lunch having been served, it's time to head back into the Mountain Park for a nap.
This natural drama played out last Saturday as I was doing back yard chores, and I captured it with the camera. That bulge in the middle of the Diamondback Rattlesnake is the unfortunate young rabbit you see below.
The Western Diamondback rattlesnake isn't America's biggest snake. That title goes to a resident of New Jersey (from whence I hail) the Eastern Diamondback snake, which reaches eight feet in length!
Active Rain REALTORS up and down the Jersey Shore may not know it, … (38 comments)
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western diamondback rattlesnake: Dancing Rattlers: Be Careful When You're Showing That New Listing! - 04/20/10 09:14 AM
Our friend Linda was about to go out on her back patio when this idyllic love scene caught her attention. I like Linda; her first instinct was to grab her camera!
Desert Critters
The desert southwest is home to many species of wildlife, and that's part of the reason that buyers are attracted to our region.
These two Western Diamondback rattlesnakes were gracefully swaying and rubbing themselves against each other as they danced their courtship dance.
Desert Manners
Usually we're looking up at the new home when we arrive at a new listing, taking in the features and selling points.
Tucson … (118 comments)
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western diamondback rattlesnake: Live Venomous Critters at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ (2 of 2) - 07/15/08 12:41 AM
Your REALTOR may or may not inform you about our desert critters here in Tucson. We live in a neighborhood called Tucson Estates II, and it is surrounded by Tucson Mountain Park, which in turn abuts Saguaro National Park West, in the Tucson Mountains on Tucson's western flank. Just down Kinney road a couple of miles from us is the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. Google it. It's fantastic.
It doesn't look like it from this photo, but docent making the presentation to an audience of better than 200 people last Saturday night is holding this rattlesnake four feet from his body. … (27 comments)
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western diamondback rattlesnake: Live Venomous Critters at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ (1 of 2) - 07/15/08 12:21 AM
Saturday night entertainment. My Darlin' and I were on the very front row. My choice. She's a saint. The venue was an auditorium at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, just down Kinney Road from our neighborhood, Tucson Estates II.
The two speakers for the evening came walking down the auditorium aisle carrying boxes with holes in the sides and padlocks on the top. The tops are painted bright red. They house desert creatures who can put a hurting on you if you're not careful.
To give you an idea about the size of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake here, consider that the … (5 comments)
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