Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
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Reptiles: Rattlesnake
Range: North America and South America. Most rattlesnakes are concentrated in the southwestern United States.
The Mojave rattlesnake also has a neurotoxin in its venom making it the most dangerous of all the species of rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes vary considerably in color depending on their habitat.
For the next few days we were convinced that our rattlers had been Mojave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus) -- the most venomous and aggressive rattlesnakes on the continent -- based primarily on their color.
Other populations of the Mojave rattlesnake contain both types of venoms so a bite causes widespread damage throughout the victim's body.
The most dangerous populations of Mojave rattlesnakes occur in southern and western Arizona.
jackrabbits, desert cottontail, domestic cat, spotted skunk, kit fox, burrowing owl, Gambel's quail, poorwill, roadrunner, desert gecko, desert iguana, desert spiny lizard, western whiptail, gopher snake, coachwhip, night snake, Mojave rattlesnake, ...
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake (C. pricei)
Red Diamond Rattlesnake (C. ruber)
Mojave Rattlesnake (C. scutulatus)
Tiger Rattlesnake (C. tigris)
Hopi Rattlesnake (C. viridis nuntius)
Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake (C. willardi willardi) ...
 See also: Rattlesnake, Snake, Reptile, Sidewinder, Lizard
  
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