

Searching for the Rattleless Rattlesnake
Isla Santa Catalina, Baja Sur, Mexico I can’t believe I’m actually on this mythical island. It has been a fantasy of mine for so many years to get here to try to find one of the rarest snakes (mostly because of its restricted range) on earth, the Rattleless Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis). This island is so unusual that of the ten reptile species found here, eight are found only on this small island (about 7.5 miles long and two miles wide). And the plants are also very u