2008 AHS Spring Field Trip, Mount Magazine State Park and Surrounding Areas, Logan and Yell Counties, Arkansas, USA
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Breeding Pair Series: 23 of 36.
The female tries to "sneak off". When I approach, she turns back. By the time Brad decides that he wants more pictures of her, too (because her diamond patterning is bolder), she is too far retreated into a different crevice. I tong her near the tail for a moment and pull gently, but immediately realize that she is too far in and too strong to fight. I let go and she disappears.
