An albino western diamondback rattlesnake was found on a Hill Country ranch, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This type of snake is rare.

The albino (top) and normal-colored (bottom) Achalinus sheni, or Shen’s odd-scale snake. Photos from Yu-Hao Xu via Xu, Wang, Ma, Burbrink, Peng and Huang (2024) ...

An albino western diamondback rattlesnake was found on a Hill Country ranch, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This type of snake is rare.

Photos show the stark difference between the species’ typical coloring and that of the albino individual. The albino (top) and normal-colored (bottom) Achalinus sheni, or Shen’s odd-scale snake.

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