Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 3,304
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Crotalus cerastes, also known commonly as the horned rattlesnake, the sidewinder, and the sidewinder rattlesnake, is a species of pit viper, a venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to desert regions of the Southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crotalus cerastes”.