Name: Banded Rock Rattlesnake

Scientific name: Crotalus lepidus klauberi

Range:  western and central Mexico, north to central New Mexico, and southern Arizona

Habitat: living in high altitudes in dry, rocky areas

Status: apparently secure

Diet in the wild: rodents, lizards, small snakes, some amphibians and large insects

Diet in the zoo: lizards, insects, and nutritional substances provided by the zoo

Location in the Zoo:  Herpetarium

Page author: Brooke Beasley 

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