Western rattlesnake

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Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies

Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake

rattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

Crotalus, genus Crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey

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Crotalus Crotalus viridis genus Crotalus prairie rattler prairie rattlesnake rattler rattlesnake			According to Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico by William Degenardt, Charles Painter and Andrew Price, New Mexico has seven types of rattlesnakes, but only two are native to the northern half including Santa Fe -- the western rattlesnake and the diamondback. SNAKEBITE 101: FORGET THE KIT AND HEAD TO HOSPITAL by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Western rattlesnakes, although endemic to the region, are an endangered species. British Columbia by Kruger, Leanne Flett / Windspeaker I was deeply perturbed when reading "The New CRO" [August 2004] when the author described the "corner and kill" of a western rattlesnake. Befriend rattlesnakes by Lamb, Daryl R. / Airman			western hemlock western holly fern western honey mesquite Western Islands Western Isles Western Isles pony western kingbird western ladies' tresses western larch western lowland gorilla Western Malayo-Polynesian western meadowlark Western mountain ash western mugwort western narrow-mouthed toad Western Ocean western omelet Western paper birch Western pasqueflower western pipistrel western poison oak western poppy western prince's pine Western Province western ragweed Western rattlesnake western red cedar western red-backed salamander western redbud Western Reserve Western ribbon snake western roll Western Roman Empire western saddle Western Sahara Western Samoa Western Samoan monetary unit Western sand cherry western sandwich western saxifrage Western Shoshone Western silvery aster western skink western spadefoot western swing western tamarack western tanager western toad western United States Western Wall western wall flower			Western Proving Ground Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Western Psychological Association Western Publishing Group, Inc. Western Punjabi Western Punjabi language Western Quake3 Map Depot Western Quebec Western Quebec Literacy Council Western Quebec School Board Western Quebec Seismic Zone Western Queens Area Service Western Queensland Justice Network western ragweed Western Rail Management Centre Western Railroad Properties Incorporated Western Railroad Traffic Association Western Railway Western Railway Equipment Services Western Railway of Alabama Western Railway Supervisors Association Western Range Western Range Operations Communications and Information Western Rat Snake Western rattlesnake Western Recreational Vehicles, Inc. Western red ceadar western red cedar western red cedar western red cedar western red cedar Western Red Cedar Export Association Western Red Cedar Lumber Association western red cedars western red cedars Western Red Lily western red-backed salamander Western Redback Salamander western redbud Western redceader Western redcedar Western Reformed Seminary Western Refrigerator Line Company Western Region Western Region Academy of Sport Western Region Alcohol and Drug Centre Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium Western Region Arts Network Western Region Ash Group Western Region Aviation School Western Region Campus Compact Consortium Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing

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