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Crotalus scutulatus is known commonly as the Mohave Rattlesnake. [3] [4] Other common English names include Mojave Rattlesnake [5] [6] and, referring specifically to the nominate (northern) subspecies: Northern Mohave Rattlesnake [4] and Mojave Green Rattlesnake, [7] [5] the latter name commonly shortened to the more colloquial “Mojave green”. [8]
The canebrake rattlesnake that bit him was one of 179 snakes he kept and bred in various containers and 84 of the snakes were venomous species. [45] October, 2007 Jackie Ledwell, 63, female: Mojave rattlesnake: Arizona — Ledwell was bitten while taking a walk in Paulden. [46] September 1, 2007 Douglas John Hiler, 48, male: Timber rattlesnake
Based on median LD 50 values in lab mice, venom A from subspecies A Mojave rattlesnakes is more than ten times as toxic as venom B, from type B Mohave green rattlesnakes which lacks Mojave toxin. [182] Medical treatment as soon as possible after a bite is critical to a positive outcome, dramatically increasing chances for survival. [181]
The last death in Arizona was 2007 when someone out for a walk was bitten by a Mojave rattlesnake. People who have been bitten can suffer long-term injury such as losing a finger or even eyesight.
Rattlesnake venom is hemotoxic, destroying tissue, causing necrosis and coagulopathy (disrupted blood clotting). [43] In the U.S., the tiger rattlesnake (C. tigris) and some varieties of the Mojave rattlesnake (C. scutulatus) also have a presynaptic neurotoxic venom component known as Mojave type A toxin, which can cause severe paralysis.
The land seemed to have a sinister edge to it — one that was confirmed by Bisyak when he spoke of the MS-13 traffickers who slip through the area, along with the deadly Mojave green rattlesnake ...
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake, [3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous.