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Crotalus scutulatus is known commonly as the Mohave Rattlesnake. [3] [4] Other common English names include Mojave Rattlesnake [5] [6] and, referring specifically to the nominate (northern) subspecies: Northern Mohave Rattlesnake [4] and Mojave Green Rattlesnake, [7] [5] the latter name commonly shortened to the more colloquial “Mojave green”. [8]
Crotalus scutulatus salvini, commonly known as the Huamantlan rattlesnake, [2] is a venomous pit viper, currently classified as a subspecies [3] of C. scutulatus that is found in mainland Mexico, at the southern end of the distribution of C. scutulatus. [4] [5] [6] The subspecific epithet honors the nineteenth century British naturalist Osbert ...
Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, [2] in the family Viperidae. ... C. scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) 1 Mojave rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) Ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi) Western massasauga ...
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Night Snake; Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake; Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi) Southwestern Blackhead Snake; Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli) Western Coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus ...
In cool temperatures and while pregnant, pit vipers also bask on sunny ledges. Some species do not mass together in this way, for example the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, or the Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus. [citation needed] Like most snakes, crotalines keep to themselves and strike only if cornered or threatened.
Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) The Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus), also called Mojave Green, is another species which is considered to be dangerous. Although they have a reputation for being aggressive towards people, such behavior is not described in the scientific literature.