Photo of a Basilisk Rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Basilisk Rattlesnake

Crotalus basiliscus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Crotalus
Continents
North America
Countries
1
How common
Common

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About

Basilisk Rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, subtropical dry forest, pine forest, scrub forest and 18 more. Common: recorded in 240 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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