Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion and a Crotalus

Went road cruising last night and didn't see any live snakes, but I did see this guy... Well Aiyana saw it and pointed it out to me..





I picked him up and was holding him, just ready to take a pic, but my neighbor jacked him from me.. So heres my neighbor Josh holding him.. Keep in mind that Josh is about 6'4, so those are not small hands..


He's like a brother to me


And the night before, I went cruising up to Cold Creek, NV and didn't see anything but DOR and this close to death Crotalus.. We are thinking so far that it is a Crotalus mitchellii stephensi, anyone know for sure?


Nose scales..




I was showing Talise their teeth.

She was happy she got to touch the rattlesnake.. She told me later on the way home "Mom when I grow up I hope I am like you and get to play with rattlesnakes" LOL

That scorpion is so cool, I don't think I'd have the guts to pick it up though, lol.

LOL I always pick them up now, before I was afraid of them.. This one was just huge, I was so excited..

Well.. This guy has been positively identified as a Crotalus mitchellii stephensi...
Yay!!! My friend even guessed the area where I found it He keyed it by the number of scales above the rostral scale..