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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.
Thought seeing a solitary rattlesnake was a rare sight in Massachusetts? Try two of them at the same time! Boston's WBZ News shared this mesmerizing video of the unlikely encounter from a group of ...
A Guide to the Rattlesnakes and other Venomous Serpents of the United States. Tricolor Books. Tempe, Arizona. 129 pp. ISBN 978-0-9754641-3-7. (Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus, pp. 74–75.) Say, T. In James, E. 1823. Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819, 1820.
Western rattlesnake may refer to: Crotalus oreganus, a venomous pitviper species found in North America in the western United States, parts of British Columbia and northwestern Mexico; Crotalus viridis, a.k.a. the prairie rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species native to the western United States, southern Alberta, Canada, and northern Mexico
The snakes typically range between 18 inches and four feet long. A western rattlesnake basks in a terrarium. Western rattlesnakes’ venom stuns or kills their prey such as mice, squirrels ...
If you get bitten by a rattlesnake despite your - and the snake's - best efforts, the National Forest Service says to call 911 and wash the area with soap and water while waiting for help to arrive.
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp. ISBN 978-0-395-98272-3. (Crotalus pricei, p. 417 + Plate 52 + Map 184). Van Denburgh, J (1895). "Description of a new rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) from Arizona". Proc. Calif. Acad ...
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.