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Aruba Island Rattlesnake

Crotalus unicolor

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Common names: Aruba rattlesnake, Aruba island rattlesnake, Cascabel (Papiamento). The Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor), is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Caribbean island of Aruba, off the coast of Venezuela. It is sometimes still classified as a subspecies of Crotalus durissus.

Distribution

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