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Basic information
Crotalus cerastes
Sidewinder
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusRattlesnakes
- Czech name
- Chřestýš rohatý
- English name
- Sidewinder
- Alternative names
- Colorado desert sidewinder), Gehörnte Klapperschlange, Seitenwinder, Sidewinder Rattlesnake, Vibora Cornuda
- Synonyms
- Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Valley, Waterfall
- Microhabitat
- Mud, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 840 mm
- SVL
- max 429 mm
- Body mass
- max 313.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~3.63 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 27.3 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 17.5–34.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–18 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · ZPB7 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12609 · dryad-v5