California

Mojave Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes cerastes

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Sidewinders are one very cool and highly adapted snake species. Their name comes from their distinctive method of locomotion, where only 2 small sections of their body contact the ground at any given time. The snake can move very rapidly while avoiding the hot sand using this method of travel.

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Mojave Desert, California

Crotalus cerastessidewinderrattlesnake