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A western diamondback rattlesnake sunning on a rock in the west Texas desert prepares to strike
A western diamondback rattlesnake sunning on a rock in the west Texas desert prepares to strike
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Location: Sweetwater, Texas, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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