Massasaugas
Sistrurus
Sistrurus is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for "tail rattler" (Σείστρουρος, Seistrouros) and shares its root with the ancient Egyptian musical instrument, the sistrum, a type of rattle. Three species are currently recognized.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Pygmy Rattlesnake
speciesSistrurus miliarius
Eastern Massasauga
speciesSistrurus catenatus
Western Massasauga
speciesSistrurus tergeminus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30979.