Crotalus intermedius
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Crotalus intermedius is a species of rattlesnake ( Crotalus ) that is found in several isolated regions in southern Mexico .
features
Crotalus intermedius is a small rattlesnake with an average body length of about 60 centimeters. The basic color of the snake ranges from light gray to brownish gray. The drawing pattern consists of a series of clearly visible spots on the back of brown to reddish brown with a black border. A black temple band stretches from the eye over the corner of the mouth to the neck, the area below is usually light to white in color.
distribution and habitat
The snake comes to several isolated mountain regions in southern Mexico , the populations of these areas being so isolated that they each represent their own subspecies. C. i gloydi can be found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca , C. i. intermedius in regions of the states of Hidalgo , Veracruz and Puebla and C. i. omiltemanus in Guerrero .
The snake uses altitudes of 2,000 to 3,000 meters as a habitat. There it lives mainly in moist pine-oak forests near rocks. C. i. intermedius can also occur in high deserts, where it is particularly active after heavy rainfall, while C. i. omiltemanus occurs in cloud forest areas.
Snake venom
Specific effects and ingredients of the venom of this snake are unknown.
literature
- Chris Mattison: Rattlers! - A natural history of rattlesnakes. Blandford, London 1996; P. 111; ISBN 0-7137-2534-6
Web links
- Crotalus intermedius in The Reptile Database
- Crotalus intermedius inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Canseco-Márquez, L., Campbell, JA, Ponce-Campos, P., Muñoz-Alonso, A. & García Aguayo, A., 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2013.