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Agkistrodon contortrix, copperhead
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
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Agkistrodon piscivorus, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasin
venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
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rattler, rattlesnake
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
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Bothrops atrops, fer-de-lance
large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America
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Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake
large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
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Crotalus horridus horridus, banded rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake
widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
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Crotalus viridis, Western rattlesnake, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake
widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
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Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder
small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
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Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake
largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
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Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake
mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
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Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake
having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
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Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake
extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
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Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake
markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California
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Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga, massasauga rattler
pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
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Sistrurus miliaris, ground rattler, massasauga
small pygmy rattlesnake
