Crotalus intermedius

Crotalus intermedius is a species of rattlesnakes (Crotalus ), which is used in several isolated regions in southern Mexico.

Features

Crotalus intermedius is a small rattlesnake with an average body length of about 60 centimeters. The basic color of the snake ranges from light gray to brown -gray. The color pattern consists of a series of highly visible back patches of brown to red-brown color with black boundary. From the eye of a black temporal band pulls on the corners of the mouth to the neck, the area underneath is usually colored pale to white.

Distribution and habitat

The snake comes in several isolated mountain regions in southern Mexico, where the populations of these areas are isolated as far as that they represent their own subspecies. Thus, C. i gloydi found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, C. intermedius i in regions of the states of Hidalgo, Veracruz and Puebla and C. i omiltemanus in Guerrero.

As a habitat, the snake uses altitudes of 2,000 to 3,000 meters. She lives there especially in humid pine-oak forests near cliffs. C. intermedius i can also occur in high-altitude deserts, where it is especially active after heavy rains, while C. i omiltemanus occurs in cloud forest areas.

Snake venom

No specific effects and ingredients of the poison of this snake are unknown.