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Adult Crotalus horridus, Florida Juvenile Crotalus horridus, Florida Canebrake rattlesnake, North Florida. The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) [6] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. [7]
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.
Eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus (V) Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus (V) Carolina pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius miliarius (V)
The generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word κρόταλον krótalοn, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive. [3] As of July 2023, 44 [4] to 53 [5] species are recognized as valid.
The type genus for this subfamily is Crotalus, of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake, C. horridus. [ citation needed ] These snakes range in size from the diminutive hump-nosed viper, Hypnale hypnale , that grows to a typical total length (including tail) of only 30–45 cm (12–18 in), to the bushmaster, Lachesis muta , a ...
Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico Index of animals with the same common name This page is an index of articles on animal species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
Horridus may refer to: Horridus (comics), a fictional superheroine in The Savage Dragon comics series; Triceratops horridus, a dinosaur species; Crotalus horridus, scientific name for the timber rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus, a.k.a. the timber rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the eastern United States; Crotalus lepidus, a.k.a. the blue rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the southwestern United States and northern central Mexico