Tiger rattlesnake
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Tiger rattlesnake ( Crotalus tigris ) |
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The tiger rattlesnake ( Crotalus tigris ) is a type of rattlesnake ( Crotalus ) whose range is limited to the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora and the island of Tiburón in the Gulf of California .
features
The tiger rattlesnake is a medium-sized rattlesnake with an average body length of about 80 centimeters. It has a comparatively small head and a very large tail rattle.
The typical basic color is light gray, gray, blue-gray or pink, with increasing orange or pink on the flanks. The drawing on the back consists of a series of dark gray or blue-gray crossbars. The head is not drawn.
distribution and habitat
The range of the snake is limited to the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora and the island of Tiburón in the Gulf of California .
The snake's habitat are dry and stony areas within the desert region, in which mainly cacti and other succulents represent the vegetation.
Snake venom
The tiger rattlesnake produces only relatively small amounts of a poison that is very potent due to neurotoxic components, which is similar to that of the Mojave rattlesnake ( C. scutulatus ).
literature
- Chris Mattison: Rattlers! - A natural history of rattlesnakes. Blandford, London 1996; P. 123; ISBN 0-7137-2534-6
Web links
- Crotalus tigris in The Reptile Database
- Crotalus tigris inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Frost, DR, Hammerson, GA & Gadsden, H., 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2013.