I guess we're close enough to the release date that I can start sharing some sneak peeks at what I have in order for June. It will be several new Nature's Wonders releases... one being, a generic snake that can morph into hundreds of different species. In approaching this model, it was very important to me to make it easy to use, so I divided into 5 sections, each with their own set of EZ-pose controls to make the tedious job of posing it's 69 body sections actually easy and fast to do. Here is my Western Diamond in Iray with Sagebrush Habitat/UltraScenery backgrounds. The Western Diamond is infamous for causing the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and the United States. It lives in elevations from below sea level up to 6,500 feet (2,000 m). This species ranges throughout the Southwestern United States and northern half of Mexico. Its habitats range from flat coastal plains to steep rocky canyons and hillsides; it is associated with many different vegetation types, including desert, sandy creosote areas, mesquite grassland, desert scrub, and pine-oak forests. 95% of their prey is small mammals. Its bite is far less toxic than many other rattlesnakes. However, because of its large venom glands and specialized fangs, the western diamondback rattlesnake can deliver a large amount of venom in a single bite. The average venom yield per bite is usually between 250 and 350 mg, with a maximum of 700–800 mg. Severe envenomation is rare but possible, and can be lethal. Mortality rate of untreated bites is between 10 and 20%.