And you have collected and handled how many Mohave’s? I’ve collected, extracted venom and released 125 Mohave rattlers in the high desert area of California, throw in another 50 from the Trans Pecos and Big Bend area of Texas. On top of this I’ve caught, extracted venom and sold to roundups several thousand Western Diamondbacks. I’ve worked with Eastern Timber Rattlers, Copperheads and Cotton Mouths.
I’ve been involved in two studies, one being the Mohaves in helping to develope an anti venom specific to that species due to it’s dual toxicity and another through the Cancer research center in Texas back in the early 80’s.
And yes bud, I have had to KILL several as well as help the local fire dept to extract and relocate some...some from garages, and a couple from inside houses, since some people around here leave their doors open during the day.
They are the most aggressive rattlesnake I have ever seen, even more so than the timber rattler from around southwestern Wisconsin.