species 5,131 observations

Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes

Field notes

Crotalus cerastes, also known commonly as the horned rattlesnake, the sidewinder, and the sidewinder rattlesnake, is a species of pit viper, a venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to desert regions of the Southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided