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Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake, [3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Sidewinding is a type of locomotion unique to snakes, used to move across loose or slippery substrates. It is most often used by the Saharan horned viper, Cerastes cerastes , the Mojave sidewinder rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes , and the Namib desert sidewinding adder, Bitis peringueyi , to move across loose desert sands, and also by ...
The Natricinae are a subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Natricidae). [1] The subfamily comprises 36 genera.Members include many very common snake species, such as the European grass snakes, and the North American water snakes and garter snakes.
Sonora annulata, also known commonly as the Colorado Desert shovelnose snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [1] The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico .
The Western hooknose snake is a small species, growing to 36.5 cm (14 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) in total length (including tail). It is gray or grayish brown in color, with 25-48 dark brown or black blotches down the back, [3] and a cream-colored underside. It has a slightly upturned snout, to which the common name, "hooknose", refers.
Hypsiglena chlorophaea, the desert night snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico , Canada , and the United States . [ 2 ]
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T. percarinatus is a defensive snake that bites readily when caught, but it is not venomous. [4] [5] It is a medium-sized snake, typically attaining a total length (including tail) of 70–90 cm (28–35 in), but may grow up to 110 cm (43 in). [5] An adult female usually lays 4 to 13 eggs, [1] but may lay as many as 25 eggs. [4]