Mohave Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,835
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Crotalus scutulatus is species of rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is known commonly as the Mohave Rattlesnake. Other common English names include Mojave Rattlesnake and, referring specifically to the nominate (northern) subspecies: Northern Mohave Rattlesnake and Mojave Green Rattlesnake, the latter name commonly shortened to the more colloquial "Mojave green".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crotalus scutulatus”.