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SOUTH AMERICAN RATTLESNAKES
(Crotalus durissus)

Common names for this species also include:  Tropical Rattlesnake, Neotropical Rattlesnake, Guiana Rattlesnake (previously used for snakes whic were called Crotalus durissus dryinus
Highly Venomous - Extremely Dangerous
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- South America and some islands in the Caribbean, including Morro de la Iguana, Tamarindo and Aruba.

Comments:- Grows up to about 6ft (2 m) long total length

(Status of Subspecies seems uncertain)

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Venezuelan Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus cumanensis

Venezuela, Colombia

Central American Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus durissus

Guyana, French Guyana and Suriname

Marajon Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus marajoensis

Known only from Marajo Island, Para State, Brazil

Mt. Roraima Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus ruruima

Venezuela, Brazil 

Brazilian Rattlesnake
or Cascavel

Crotalus durissus terrificus

Brazil Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina

Rupununi Savanna Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus trigonicus

Guyana

Note that the Uracoan Rattlesnake (Crotalus vegrandis) was known as (was Crotalus durissus vegrandis)

South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)
South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)


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CROTALUS DURISSUS
South American Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus LINNAEUS, 1758
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