South American rattlesnake

snake
Also known as: Crotalus durissus, cascabel

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    scutulatus), and the South American rattlesnake, or cascabel (C. durissus). Their venom attacks the nervous system more strongly than that of other rattlesnakes. The South American rattlesnake has the largest distribution of any rattlesnake; it ranges from Mexico to Argentina and is the only rattlesnake found throughout Central…

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