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Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, [2] in the family Viperidae. The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina . [ 1 ]
A crotalus (Spanish: matraca), [1] [2] also known as a crotalum or clapper, is a wooden liturgical rattle or clapper that replaces altar bells during the celebration of the Tridentine Paschal Triduum at the end of Lent in the Catholic Church.
Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake, [3] [4] Great Plains rattlesnake, [5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States ...
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.
Crotalus lepidus is a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and northern central Mexico. Four subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
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.
Crotalus culminatus is found across much of southwestern Mexico, inhabiting a wide range of elevations from near sea level up to 2285 meters in the Sierra de Coalcomán.It can be found in arid environments, tropical scrub forests, savannas, and mesic forests, with rocky outcroppings being central to its habitat needs.
Crotalus totonacus is known to prey on small mammals and birds. In addition to mammal hair and bird feathers found in stomachs, specific prey items include cave rats ( Neotoma sp.), Allen’s tree squirrels ( Sciurus alleni ), and rock squirrels ( Spermophilus [ Otospermophilus ] variegatus ).