The western diamondback rattlesnake or western diamond-backed rattlesnake, is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all other r
Crotalus atrox
The button rattle of a juvenile
Closeup of the head at the Zoological Garden, Ulm, Germany
A skeleton at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such a
Western diamondback rattlesnake
…The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) or western diamond-backed rattlesnake, 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…
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Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), responsible for the majority of venomous snakebites in North America, coiled in defensive posture with rattle erect
Heat-sensing pits located in blue circle on a rattlesnake specimen: Location of the pit is the same in all Viperidae.
1. Trigeminal nerve extending into the heat-sensing pit 2. Trigeminal nerve originating in the brain 3. Heat-sensing pit