genus crotalus

1. Large rattlesnakes;
   Seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey (synset 101757915)
   is a type of: reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
   member holonym:

   • banded rattlesnake, crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
   • crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
   • crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
   • crotalus atrox, western diamondback, western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
   • crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
   • crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
   • crotalus scutulatus, mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
   • crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California
   belongs to: crotalidae, family crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers
   same as: crotalus

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