sidewinder rattlesnake
E521841
The sidewinder rattlesnake is a small, desert-dwelling pit viper known for its distinctive sideways locomotion across loose sand and its venomous bite.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mojave Desert sidewinder | 1 |
| Crotalus cerastes | 0 |
| Crotalus | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pit viper
ⓘ
species ⓘ species of snake ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
horn-like scales for eye protection from sand
ⓘ
sidewinding for efficient movement on loose sand ⓘ |
| averageTotalLength | 40–80 cm ⓘ |
| camouflageType | sand-colored pattern ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 5–18 young ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Crotalus cerastes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
lizards
ⓘ
small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Viperidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Crotalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givesBirthToLiveYoung | true ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid shrubland
ⓘ
dune fields ⓘ sandy desert ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
heat-sensing pit organs
ⓘ
rattle ⓘ supraocular horn-like scales ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
horned rattlesnake
ⓘ
sidewinder NERFINISHED ⓘ sidewinder rattlesnake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategory | LC ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 10–20 years ⓘ |
| locomotionType | sidewinding ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | 80 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Colorado Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryPredators |
carnivorous mammals
ⓘ
larger snakes ⓘ raptors ⓘ |
| reproductionType | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Crotalinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatToHumans | potentially dangerous bite ⓘ |
| venomous | true ⓘ |
| venomType | hemotoxic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Desert National Wildlife Range
this entity surface form:
Mojave Desert sidewinder