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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 ...
The Great basin rattlesnake was first formally named by Laurence Monroe Klauber in 1930 as a subspecies of Crotalus confluentus (now known as Crotalus viridis). [5] It is commonly considered a subspecies of Crotalus oreganus. [6][4] The type locality is "10 miles northwest of Abraham on the Road to Joy, Millard County, Utah."
Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake, [3][4] Great Plains rattlesnake, [5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi ...
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.
Crotalus oreganus oreganus – Ashton & de Queiroz, 2001 [ 3 ] 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.
Rattlesnake skin has a set of overlapping scales that cover the entire body, providing protection from a variety of threats, including dehydration and physical trauma. [63] The typical rattlesnake, genus Crotalus, has the top of its head covered with small scales, except, with a few species, a few crowded plates directly over the snout. [64]
Crotalus. This article is about the genus of snakes. For the liturgical rattle, see Crotalus (instrument). Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, [ 2 ] in the family Viperidae. The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina. [ 1 ]
Crotalus concolor. Crotalus concolor, commonly known as the midget faded rattlesnake, [4] faded rattlesnake, [5] and yellow rattlesnake, [6] is a pit viper species found in the western United States. [4][7] It is a small rattlesnake known for its faded color pattern. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous.