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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.
Sidewinding is a type of locomotion unique to snakes, used to move across loose or slippery substrates. It is most often used by the Saharan horned viper, Cerastes cerastes , the Mojave sidewinder rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes , and the Namib desert sidewinding adder, Bitis peringueyi , to move across loose desert sands, and also by ...
T. percarinatus is a defensive snake that bites readily when caught, but it is not venomous. [4] [5] It is a medium-sized snake, typically attaining a total length (including tail) of 70–90 cm (28–35 in), but may grow up to 110 cm (43 in). [5] An adult female usually lays 4 to 13 eggs, [1] but may lay as many as 25 eggs. [4]
Jackson Lewis, a Muscogee Creek informant to John R. Swanton, said, "This snake lives in the water has horns like the stag. It is not a bad snake. ... It does not harm human beings but seems to have a magnetic power over game." [7] In stories, the Horned Serpent enjoyed eating sumac, Rhus glabra. [8]
The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico . The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura ...
Sonora annulata, also known commonly as the Colorado Desert shovelnose snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [1] The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico .
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The snake's body, appearing roughly perpendicular to its direction, may bewilder the observer, since preconception may lead one to associate snake movement with a head that leads and a body that follows. It appears the sidewinder is going sideways - but precisely where the snake is going, where it wants to go, the head gives clear indication.