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Crotalidae
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Crotalidae /Cro·tal·i·dae/ (kro-tal´ĭ-de) a family of venomous snakes, the pit vipers.
Crotalidae
a family of snakes with movable fangs (Solenoglypha). Includes pit vipers (Bothrops spp.) and rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.).


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Crotalid is used to describe the Crotalinae subfamily (formerly know as Crotalidae) of venomous snakes that compose the vast majority of common North American snakes, including rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths/water moccasins.
The term crotalid is used to describe the Crotalinae subfamily (formerly know as the Crotalidae) of venomous snakes that includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths/water moccasins.
The term crotalid is used to describe the Crotalinae subfamily (formerly know as the Crotalidae) of venomous snakes that includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths/water moccasins.
 
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