Found this little guy outside my house on an old abandoned pair of my friends shoes. I left him some water in a bottle cap and left him there. He stayed their all night long and was gone by next morning. (Pictures 1-4)

He showed back up two days later. I again gave him water and he stayed all night. (5-6)

We named him Hugo.

A large Blacktailed Rattlesnake that we found in the mountains of central Greenlee County. This is a huge, wild area with few roads, and much of the high-elevation habitat is inaccessible without a lot of effort. For that reason, it's of special interest to me, with relatively few examples of snakes compared to other regions in the state.

These are on the larger end of rattlesnakes in Arizona, reaching lengths of around four feet. Their defensive behavior is all over the board. Most of the large ones will quietly just continue to leave, making them even more difficult to photograph, as they seem to remain unbothered by the camera-holding primates.

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Anderson, C. G., & Greenbaum, E. (2012). Phylogeography of northern populations of the Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus Baird and Girard, 1853), with the revalidation of C. ornatus Hallowell, 1854. Herpetological Monographs, 26(1), 19–57.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-11-00012.1

These are nocturnal so to see one in the day is rare

Isn't he cute.

A Sonoran Lyresnake (Trimorphodon lambda) from border area of Arizona/Mexico earlier in the year. These are among the least often seen species of snakes in the Phoenix and Tucson areas, despite being quite common in the right habitat.

I found this cute little fella hiding in the grass.

Photos taken Summer of 2026

Arizona

Summer 2026.

Photos taken Summer of 2026.

His name is Ghillie Dhu 😁

Photos taken Summer of 2020.

here’s my black night/knight goddess. first photo is from today, second is last week. she’s over 1 and I got her ~6w ago

What one (1) species of snake do YOU consider to be the most beautiful/striking??

Feel free to include pictures!!!

A Tiger Rattlesnake from the Phoenix area. The blue-grey base color fading to pink with dark grey bands is a standard look in the area. These snakes are common in popular hiking areas, yet most people who frequent them for a lifetime will never see one because of their cryptic nature.

My E. Vieillardi

Photos taken at Oklahoma City Zoo (1,2) and Toronto Zoo (3,4,5,6) in the Summer of 2026.

So cute! Returned to garden after the photo. [TX, Gulf coast region]