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Crotalus mitchellii stephensi
Crotalus mitchellii stephensi is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] found in southern Nevada and adjacent California.[4] Additional recommended knowledge
DescriptionAdults are 58-132 cm in length, with an average of 60-91 cm.[5] According to Klauber (1936), this subspecies is characterized by the absence of the vertical light line on the posterior edge of the prenasals and first supralabials. The supraocular scales are pitted, sutured or with the outer edges broken.[2] The color pattern consists of a straw, tan, buff, brown or gray ground color, overload with a series of buff, gray, brown or deep red-brown blotches. Often, there are gray suffusions on the sides of the body and head, and a scattering of black-tipped scales on the back, especially at the edges of the blotches.[2] Common namesPanamint rattlesnake, panamint rattler, Owens Valley rattler, tiger rattlesnake.[2] Geographic rangeOccurs in desert-mountain areas of eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Mono County, California, east to Nye County, Nevada, south through southwestern Nevada, southeast to Clark County, Nevada, and southwest to central San Bernardino County, California. Found at 900-2400 m altitude.[2] FeedingThe diet consists of small mammals, lizards, and birds.[5] ReproductionThese snakes are viviparous and the young are born in July and August. Neonates are about 25 cm in length.[5] See also
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