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Adult Crotalus horridus, Florida Juvenile Crotalus horridus, Florida Canebrake rattlesnake, North Florida. 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.
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.
The generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word κρόταλον krótalοn, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive. [3] As of July 2023, 44 [4] to 53 [5] species are recognized as valid.
In contrast, timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) — like the snake seen in the video above — mostly live just in the eastern third of Texas. These snakes grow 3 to 4 feet long with thick ...
Currently, 23 genera and 155 species are recognized: [4] These are also the only viperids found in the Americas. The groups of snakes represented here include rattlesnakes, lanceheads, and Asian pit vipers. The type genus for this subfamily is Crotalus, of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake, C. horridus. [citation needed]
It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [1] ... Crotalus Crotalus adamanteus ... Crotalus estebanensis Crotalus horridus Crotalus intermedius
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Timber rattlesnake (Canebrake rattlesnake) ( Crotalus horridus ) Dusky pygmy Rattlesnake ( Sistrurus miliarius barbouri )
Crotalus horridus, or timber rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species found in the eastern United States; Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico