Gallery: Pygmy Rattlesnakes
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| Animalia | Craniata | Reptilia | Squamata | Viperidae | Sistrurus | miliarius | miliarius (Carolina), barbouri (dusky), streckeri (western) |
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| Natural photograph of a Carolina Pygmy. | Natural photograph of a Dusky Pygmy. | Natural photograph of a Western Pygmy. |
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| Natural photograph of a hypererythristic Carolina Pygmy that occurs on the far northeastern parts of NC. Commonly known as the "Red Pygmy" or "Hyde County Pygmy." | Owner: anonymous. This is a striped pattern phase of the Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. | Owner: Unknown. This is a hypermelanistic color phase of a Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake. |
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| Owner: anonymous. Another of the striped pattern phase of the Dusky. | Natural photograph of a juvenile Dusky. | Owner Chuck Hurd of Chuck Hurd Serpentology. This is the GA locality of the Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake. This one is from Oglethorpe, GA. |
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| Owner Chuck Hurd of Chuck Hurd Serpentology. Sometimes refered to as the "Strawberry" phase Carolina Pygmy. This specimen also came from Oglethorpe, GA | Owner Bart Borchert of Sandhill Reptiles. Another color variation of the GA locality of the Carolina Pygmy. | Owner Chuck Hurd of Chuck Hurd Serpentology.. This specimen was collected in GA about 30 miles from the SC line. The color of this snake strongly resembled the famed Hyde County, NC Pygmies. |
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| Owner Chuck Hurd of Chuck Hurd Serpentology. It is an oxymoron to call this rattlesnake a pygmy. Chuck is tailing a dusky pygmy rattlesnake that taped over 26 inches. This was the largest pygmy we ever housed. | Owner Chuck Hurd of Chuck Hurd Serpentology. This is an example of the Dusky Pygmy that is from Appalachiacola locality. | Natural photograph. Neonate of a Dusky Pygmy. |
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| Natural photograph of a Dusky Pygmy. This one comes from the northern part of the range, near where the Dusky and Carolina Pygmies intergrade. | Owner: Unknown. Often referred to as the lavender pygmy. This is a light color variation of the Carolina Pygmy. | Owner: Unknown. Neonate of the Hyde County Pygmy. |