Western diamondback rattlesnake
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The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is a species of venomous rattlesnake found in the deserts of the United States of America and Mexico. The western diamondback rattlesnake is responsible for most of the snakebites in northern Mexico and the U.S.A. There are currently no subspecies found.
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Western diamondback rattlesnake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Clade: | Caenophidia |
Clade: | Colubroides |
Family: | Viperidae |
Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | C. atrox |
Binomial name | |
Crotalus atrox Baird & Girard, 1853 | |
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