Photo credit:

Karim Amri

Common name

Eastern Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

Scientific name

Crotalus pricei miquihuanus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Federal and State Protections

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Countries of Occurrence

Mexico, United States

States or Providence 

Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Coahuila

Counties

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Adult size

Up to 66cm (26in)

Species Description

The western twin-spotted rattlesnake can be found in scrub-oak and agave-type habitats at higher elevations in the Sierra Madre Oriental. They primarily consume vertebrates including lizards, small mammals, and young birds
This species, the twin-spotted rattlesnake, is considered imperiled in Arizona, USA. The subspecies is endemic to Mexico, however, and occurs largely in unpopulated, isolated habitat.