THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE C XXXI I 



WESTERN DIAMOND RATTLESNAKE, Crotalus atrox 

 \ Western ally of the Diamond Rattlesnake. Grows to a length of seven feet 



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Ki:i> hi \\in\ii k \TTI.KS \.\KK. Crotalus atrox rvber 



The body hue is a distinct, rusty red, while the imrkings an- quite obscure. The distribution is limited to the extreme western portion of 



the Colorado Desert and the arid ranges in Lower California 



