Mojave or Western Diamondback???

Looks like an atrox. It's a pretty unnecesarry risk to be pinning venomous unless medicating or milking (for a good reason, not just for the hell of it).

if it is a diamondback it isn't a good idea to hold it, and especially not like that, get the head away from yourself.

thanks for the comments, and i kno....it was an extreme risk for me to pin the snake. but i just wanted to have total control. this was my first venomous snake catch. i had to prove to myself that i was ready.... but believe me, all catches in the future will NOT be pinned. thanks again yo`

I predict this kid will die soon.

Definitely WDB! It's always a risk to handle
hots. That pic. looks like some I have of me
when I was your age. I still do a lot of
handling for research reasons. Just be very
carefull. Don't ever get in a hurry. And never
do it just to showoff. Nice Pic!

thanks for ur comments again, but i have determined that this snake is wat i first guessed it to be, it`s a Mojave. i have another pic that is zoomed on the head, and u can make out the facial patterns. and with the help of a Peterson Field Guide, i found the truth. it`s a Mojave.

and to the jerkass who predicted i`d die soon. guess wat....i`m still alive and bitchin, and i feel good enough to [bleep] ur mother.

the tail bands are way too thin to be atrox tho

It's a Crotalus atrox bitzadepshat... it's totally obvious.

Why don't you try freehandling it next?
C'mon, you can do it! You da' man ! ! !

Hey TurtleQuest, go play with a turtle. the kid is doing fine, he didnt get bit. nice mojave.

Hey kid,be careful man,never handle hots alone..and that is not scutalatus,that is with out doubt atrox...(not that im encouraging you to be handling em at all,but i cant give advice,i started at 13..)