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Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake, [3] [4] Great Plains rattlesnake, [5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico.
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.
Members of the genus Crotalus range in size from only 50–70 cm (20–28 in) (C. intermedius, C. pricei), to over 150 cm (59 in) (eastern and western diamondback rattlesnakes). [3] In general, adult males are slightly larger than females. Compared to most snakes, they are heavy-bodied, although some African vipers are much thicker. [6]
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 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. Three subspecies are currently ...
Common names: Hopi rattlesnake, [2] Arizona prairie rattlesnake, prairie rattlesnake. [3]Crotalus viridis nuntius is a venomous pit viper subspecies [4] native primarily to the desert plateau of the northeastern portion of the American state of Arizona, but also ranges into northwestern New Mexico.
Crotalus helleri or Crotalus oreganus helleri, also known commonly as the Southern Pacific rattlesnake, [3] the black diamond rattlesnake, [4] and by several other common names, is a pit viper species [5] or subspecies [3] found in southwestern California and south into Baja California, Mexico, that is known for its regional variety of dangerous venom types.
Crotalus oreganus oreganus – Ashton & de Queiroz, 2001 [ 3 ] Crotalus oreganus , commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or northern Pacific rattlesnake , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia .