massasauga

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A small, variably colored rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) of North America, often found in moist areas.

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One of the small but very venomous rattlesnakes which inhabit prairies in the western United States and Territories, such as Crotalophorus tergeminus (Sistrurus catenatus).

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The black rattlesnake (Crotalus tergemina, or Caudisona tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.

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The rattlesnake Crotalus catenatus or Sistrurus catenatus in the family Viperidae. It is found in three subspecies.

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pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

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small pygmy rattlesnake