New Rattlesnake described

[Zoo Nanny]

Interesting article. I've been fortunate seeing two different species of rattle snakes in the wild. Well one actually wasn't in the wild, it had wandered in to my front yard. Blue Hill Conservation Center came down in the spring to trap it to remove to Blue Hills Reservation. An area at the top of the hills is prime habitat for timbers. The one exciting one that I saw while on vacation was in Aruba. Out in the scrub while exploring the island I almost stepped on a unicolor. I knew they were there but did not expect to see one as there are so few. Of course even with the camera around my neck I was unprepared to see it so missed the photo op. It shot under the Divi. Very exciting none the less when all I had expected to see on our trip were the wild donkeys, dogs, lizards and goats.

[bronxzoofrank]

Originally Posted by Zoo Nanny

Interesting article. I've been fortunate seeing two different species of rattle snakes in the wild. Well one actually wasn't in the wild, it had wandered in to my front yard. Blue Hill Conservation Center came down in the spring to trap it to remove to Blue Hills Reservation. An area at the top of the hills is prime habitat for timbers. The one exciting one that I saw while on vacation was in Aruba. Out in the scrub while exploring the island I almost stepped on a unicolor. I knew they were there but did not expect to see one as there are so few. Of course even with the camera around my neck I was unprepared to see it so missed the photo op. It shot under the Divi. Very exciting none the less when all I had expected to see on our trip were the wild donkeys, dogs, lizards and goats.

Great experience...and not common! Here's one on Aruba Is Rattlesnake natural history,

best, Frank