Crotalus scutulatus - Mojave Rattlesnake

     1.  Venom is the most toxic of all North American rattlesnakes; mixture of hemotoxins and neurotoxins
     2.  Well defined, light edged gray to brown diamond markings
     3.  Enlarged scales on snout

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