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Although President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling in 1935 and closed the resort and casino, the Agua Caliente Racetrack continued to operate for many years. It was the site of several industry firsts, including starting gates, caliente safety helmets, the first track to have a track announcer and "pick six" wagering.
Crotalus tlaloci is a species of rattlesnake from Mexico. The species is named after Tláloc , the Aztec god of rain . [ 1 ] As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous .
Rodríguez would later serve as President of Mexico (1932-1934). Rodríguez owned the land upon which the resort was built. The Agua Caliente Company gave the contract for the construction of the resort to Fernando L. Rodríguez, who was Governor Rodríguez's brother and one of Baron H. Long's business associates.
Crotalus campbelli can be distinguished from other members of the C. triseriatus species group by the presence of intercanthals, an infrequently divided upper preocular, and a combination of other morphological characters. Males typically have 150–154 ventrals and 31–32 subcaudals, while females have 147–152 ventrals and 22–26 subcaudals.
A 2012 revision [4] showed that eastern populations from Texas and central and eastern New Mexico form a distinct species separate from C. molossus: Crotalus ornatus Hallowell 1854. Alternate common names are green rattler, [ 5 ] and Northern black-tailed rattlesnake.
Crotalus morulus, or the Tamaulipan rock rattlesnake, is a species of rattlesnake from Mexico, closely related to and previously considered a subspecies of Crotalus lepidus. [2] [3] The name morulus comes from the Latin word morus for mulberry in reference to their mottled patterns. As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous. [4]
The southwestern United States (Arizona, south-western New Mexico), and Mexico from Sonora and western Chihuahua as far south as Oaxaca, in the Gulf of California on San Esteban Island and Tiburón Island: C. morulus: Klauber, 1952 0 Tamaulipan rock rattlesnake Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental: Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila) C. oreganus ...
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.