September 3, 2013
The belly of this baby rattlesnake, barely a foot long, is distended because it has eaten a rodent. Photo/Peter Haden
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In the shade of a fountain gracing the front yard of an Ahwatukee home, Jeffrey Hill faces two coils: one a garden hose, the other a Western diamondback rattlesnake measuring barely a foot long.Still a baby, the snake hasn't developed the rattle needed to signal its alarm, something that can result in unpleasant surprises.
By Peter Haden
September 3, 2013