Photo of a Western Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus)
Photo: Z. Arery G. Muñoz González., CC BY-SA, via iNaturalist

Western Dusky Rattlesnake

Crotalus triseriatus

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

Western Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 20 more. Common: recorded in 114 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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