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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] C. horridus is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern United States and is second only to its ...
Crotalus viridis cerberus. – Klauber, 1949[1] Crotalus oreganus cerberus. – Ashton & de Queiroz, 2001[2] Crotalus cerberus – Hoser, 2009[3] Crotalus cerberus is a venomous pit viper species [3][4] found in the southwestern United States. It is known as the Arizona black rattlesnake, black rattlesnake, and several other common names.
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. It is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico ...
Three types of rattlesnakes in NC. There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.
These are timber rattlesnakes, a species of rattlesnake native to the East Coast. While timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in Massachusetts these days, that wasn't always the case.
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [ 1 ] of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents. Rattlesnakes receive their name from the rattle located at the end of ...
Venom: Same as the timber rattlesnake. Status: Endangered. Range: There is only one known population in western Plymouth County. Eastern massasauga. Sistrurus catenatus or the eastern massasauga.
Brattstrom, 1954. Crotalus adamanteus. — Klauber, 1956. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) [4][5] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. No subspecies are recognized.