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Basic information
Crotalus viridis
Green Prairie Rattlesnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusRattlesnakes
- Czech name
- Chřestýš zelený
- English name
- Green Prairie Rattlesnake
- Alternative names
- Hopi Rattlesnake, Hopi-Klapperschlange, Prairie Rattlesnake, Prärie-Klapperschlange, Serpiente de Cascabel de la Pradera, Viridis, Western Rattlesnake
- Synonyms
- Crotalinus viridis, Crotalus confluentus nuntius, Crotalus confluentus pulverulentus, Crotalus lecontei
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Chaparral, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Prairie, Shrubland, Valley
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,650 mm
- SVL
- max 679 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,238.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~9.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.1 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 21–34.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 4.5–4.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 9–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · ZPDQ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12639 · dryad-v5