Central American Rattlesnake
This Central American Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) works its way through the grasses of the dry province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica as photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. Superb shot!
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RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser says that he had wanted to see a Central American Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) since he started getting interested in herpetology. Fortunately for him he knew they were in the area of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula where he has worked for five avian wintering seasons. After all those thousands of hours spent in the field keeping an eye out for the species, and eventually wondering if they were a mythical and magical creature that once existed in the area, they finally found one this week! Sean says it was a very poetic finding as it came on their very last...
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