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Crotalus tlaloci can be distinguished from similar species of snakes, such as C. triseriatus, by specific scale counts, a proportionately smaller rattle, and a proportionally longer tail. It can also be told apart by a dark narrowing marking near its eye.
The western diamondback rattlesnake [3] or Texas diamond-back [4] (Crotalus atrox) is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all other rattlesnakes and all other vipers, it is venomous .
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.
Crotalus morulus, or the Tamaulipan rock rattlesnake, is a species of rattlesnake from Mexico, closely related to and previously considered a subspecies of Crotalus lepidus. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name morulus comes from the Latin word morus for mulberry in reference to their mottled patterns.
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 ...
Like other rattlesnakes, C. molossus has a rattle composed of keratin on the end of its tail. Each time the snake sheds its skin, a new segment is added to the rattle. A snake can shed its skin several times a year, and the rattle is fairly fragile and can be broken, so that the length of a rattlesnake 's rattle is not an accurate measure of ...
The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), also known commonly as the canebrake rattlesnake and the banded rattlesnake, [6] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is native to the eastern United States.
Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, [2] tropical rattlesnake, [4] and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus. [ 2 ]