REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE: Crotalus

Crotalus durissus Author and date

Tropical rattlesnake

Photos by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

 Data from Sean McKeown and John Tashjian.  

VENOMOUS

Range: Central and South America, in arid rocky habitats.

Diagnosis:

Description: Grows to 6 ft/1.9 m. 

Natural History: The venom contains both hemotoxic and neurotoxic components, making this species potentially more dangerous than most rattlers found in the United States. They are crepuscular, and feed on rodents and small birds.

Reproduction: Produces live young.

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Literature:

Campbell, Jonathan and William Lamar. 2004. The venomous reptiles of Western Hemisphere. Two volumes. Comstock Cornell University Press.