Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri). An optical photograph is combined with a high resolution x-ray of the same specimen. This individual was caught in a rat trap in Santa Monica California.

Filename

K08Xsprattle2-comboA.jpg

Copyright

Ted Kinsman / Science Source Inc.

Image Size

4200x5540 / 5.5MB

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