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Crotalus mitchellii (Speckled rattlesnake)

Synonyms: Caudisona mitchellii; Crotalus goldmani; Crotalus mitchellii mitchellii

Wikipedia Abstract

Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. A medium-sized snake, it is found mostly in rocky country, active at night and feeding on small mammals. The coloration is variable and depends on the color of the rocks and soil of the habitat.
View Wikipedia Record: Crotalus mitchellii

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.958 lbs (888 g)
Litter Size [1]  7
Maximum Longevity [1]  22 years

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0