Crotalus oreganus

(Holbrook, 1840)

Vernacular names
English : Northern Pacific rattlesnake
French : Crotale de l’Ouest

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Viperidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 1.62 m but are usually much shorter. Heavy body, broad triangular head. Coloration grey-beige with dark-edged brown round blotches on back becoming dark transversal bands near tail.

Range and habitat
The species is found in North America, from south-east Canada to most of the western half of USA and Baja California in Mexico. Lives in semi-arid areas with open wooded and rocky places.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species isn’t considered threatened. It has a very large range, occurs in protected areas and remains at least locally common.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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