Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)
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Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sighting:
Eco-Pond Trail, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida ...
The pygmy rattlesnake is an interesting "small" rattlesnake. It is seldom seen, but by no means rare. Their small size, almost always less than 2 feet but occasionally a few inches longer, renders them inconspicuous to the unobservant individual.
Western Pygmy Rattlesnakes normally live in wooded areas near water, and are occasionally seen in the less disturbed woods of the Big Thicket of East Texas.
The dusky pygmy rattlesnake is a short, thick-bodied snake. Markings include a dark line through each eye; a series of dark, roughly circular spots running down the center of the back; a thin reddish-orange stripe along the mid-body line; ...
The Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake is found throughout the state of Florida. The species extends north to eastern North Carolina and west to eastern Texas and southern Missouri.
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Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
BOOK - A Guide to the Snakes of North Carolina
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: The massasauga rattlesnake is a medium sized, dark coloured, pygmy rattlesnake with 29 to 50 dark dorsal blotches on its grey or brownish grey body. There are three rows of smaller dark spots on each side of the body.
The only report of predation on an adult was by a pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) in west-central Arkansas [89]. A review notes that larger salamander species are likely predators or competitors of four-toed salamanders [88].
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The genus Sistrurus comprises the three pygmy rattlesnake species of the United States and Mexico. The smallest, S. miliarius, of the SE United States, is under 18 in. (45 cm) long.
 See also: Snake, Rattlesnake, Lizard, Viper, Timber Rattlesnake
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