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A Guide to the Rattlesnakes and other Venomous Serpents of the United States. Tricolor Books. Tempe, Arizona. 129 pp. ISBN 978-0-9754641-3-7. (Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus, pp. 74–75.) Say, T. In James, E. 1823. Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819, 1820.
Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or northern Pacific rattlesnake, [4] [5] is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.
Name Scientific name Order Family Range and status IUCN Red List Common five-lined skink: Plestidon fasciatus: Lizard: Scincidae: Extirpated; formerly Western and Southern Massachusetts (Berkshire and Bristol Counties), but now absent from the Commonwealth due to habitat loss
These are timber rattlesnakes, a species of rattlesnake native to the East Coast. While timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in Massachusetts these days, that wasn't always the case.
The snakes typically range between 18 inches and four feet long. A western rattlesnake basks in a terrarium. Western rattlesnakes’ venom stuns or kills their prey such as mice, squirrels ...
Its color pattern consists of a light gray or white base color, with dark gray or gray-brown blotches. It has a distinctive, dark stripe that runs along the side of the head, which passes over the eye. The rattle is significantly higher pitched than those of larger species of rattlesnakes, sometimes giving it the nickname "buzztail".
If you get bitten by a rattlesnake despite your - and the snake's - best efforts, the National Forest Service says to call 911 and wash the area with soap and water while waiting for help to arrive.
Western rattlesnake may refer to: Crotalus oreganus, a venomous pitviper species found in North America in the western United States, parts of British Columbia and northwestern Mexico; Crotalus viridis, a.k.a. the prairie rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species native to the western United States, southern Alberta, Canada, and northern Mexico