The Mohave Rattlesnake—And How it Became an Urban Legend

Abstract

This short but information-laden and richly illustrated book provides a summary of the biology and behavior of the Mohave rattlesnake. Resident to the Mohave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, the Mohave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus (commonly known as the Mohave green) is one of more than 30 species of rattlesnake native to North America, but one with an especially sensational folklore.