2008 AHS Spring Field Trip, Mount Magazine State Park and Surrounding Areas, Logan and Yell Counties, Arkansas, USA
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Breeding Pair Series: 24 of 36.
Up to this point, the male has rattled quite a lot (but not all of the time) and simply tried to manhandle--or snakehandle, as the case may be--his way back into a crevice. Now, he finally begins to condense into more of a defensive posture.