Meet Arizona’s state reptile, the Ridge Nose Rattlesnake (Crotalus. wilardi). This elusive viper is found only in the southern reaches of Arizona/New Mexico and Northern Mexico. They are a high elevation species and are much smaller than most rattlesnakes, topping out between one to two feet long as adults. . We love this species are took the opportunity to find one in the wild to compare to our captive specimens! This snake is protected, so we were only able to interact with this one by using a