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Basic information
Crotalus molossus
Black Tailed Rattlesnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusRattlesnakes
- Czech name
- Chřestýš černoocasý
- English name
- Black Tailed Rattlesnake
- Alternative names
- Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Blacktail Rattlesnake, Cascabel Serrana, Oaxacan Black-tailed Rattlesnake), Schwarzschwanz-Klapperschlange, Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,370 mm
- SVL
- max 885 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,302.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~11.7 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20.7 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Birds, Carnivore, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 17.5–34.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–16 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 · 6BJ5B · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12620 · dryad-v5