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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 ...
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. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous.
Bitis peringueyi or sidewinding adder, a venomous adder species found in Namibia and southern Angola; Cerastes cerastes or Saharan horned viper, a venomous pit viper found in northern Africa and parts of the Middle East; Crotalus cerastes or sidewinder rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States
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Cerastes is a genus of small, venomous vipers found in the deserts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. [2] [3] Three species are currently recognized by ITIS, [4] and an additional recently described species is recognized by the Reptile Database. [5]