Long-tailed rattlesnake

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Long-tailed rattlesnake
Systematics
Subordination : Snakes (serpentes)
Superfamily : Adder-like and viper-like (Colubroidea)
Family : Vipers (Viperidae)
Subfamily : Pit vipers (Crotalinae)
Genre : Rattlesnakes ( Crotalus )
Type : Long-tailed rattlesnake
Scientific name
Crotalus stejnegeri
Dunn , 1919

The long-tailed rattlesnake ( Crotalus stejnegeri ) is a species of rattlesnake ( Crotalus ), whose range is limited to a very small region in the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental in southwest Durango and southeast Sinaloa . To date, only twelve individuals of this type are known to science.

features

The long-tailed rattlesnake is a medium-sized rattlesnake with an average body length of around 60 to 70 centimeters. It is named after the comparatively long tail with a very small tail rattle.

The typical basic color is light brown to gray, the back markings consist of a series of dark spots with a black border. There are more dark spots on the head and face of the animal.

distribution and habitat

Distribution area

The range of the snake is limited to a very small region in the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental in southwest Durango and southeast Sinaloa .

The snake's habitat is dominated by pine-oak forests and partly tropical rainforest areas at altitudes of 500 to 1,200 meters.

Snake venom

There is no information available on the specific effects and composition of the poison.

literature

  • Chris Mattison: Rattlers! - A natural history of rattlesnakes. Blandford, London 1996; P. 122; ISBN 0-7137-2534-6

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