The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and CLHS
The Diamondback Rattlesnake is very poisonous and
is native to the area around CLHS campus, but thankfully no one has sighted
one on campus.
Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Scientific Name: Crotalus atrox
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: atrox
Natural Range
The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is found in
central and western Texas, south New Mexico and Arizona and into Southern
california, and even goes all the way to Central Mexico. Click here to
see a distribution map.
Interesting Facts
The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is the
second-largest rattlesnake in North America. They can get up to 7ft. long,
but most are 3 to 4 ft. long.They have 'pits' near their eyes to sense
warmblooded prey.
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The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and CLHS
The Diamondback Rattlesnake is very poisonous and
is native to the area around CLHS campus, but thankfully no one has sighted
one on campus.