Rattlesnake; Carbonate Gulch; Old Woman Mountains

In all of the years I have been traveling back roads in the desert I have only seen two rattlesnakes, one in Ward Valley, and this one in Carbonate Gulch.  This guy was not making a fuss, but he was ‘prepared’.  He was ok with me taking his photo – I used a long telephoto, and he and I went our separate ways.