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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 ...
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 recognized.
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 ...
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 ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/ sɜːrˈpɛntiːz /). [ 2 ] Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads ...
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.
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.