Sistrurus tergeminus, also known commonly as the western massasauga, is a species of rattlesnake native to the southwestern plains of the United States and northern Mexico. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Rattlesnakes (Crotalus and Sistrurus spp.) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bothrops ammodytoides — considered venomous
- Heterodon nasicus
- Crotalus viridis — venomous
- Sistrurus catenatus — considered venomous
- Crotalus polystictus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Sistrurus
- Species
- Sistrurus tergeminus
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