Phylogeny
Fossil evidence and evolutionary evidence
shows that around a 130 million years ago a
divergence of lineages and the initial anatomical
streamlining associated with limblessness,
broke off from ancestors from modern day
lizards. It is speculated that this occurred when
Gondwana was a single continent during the
breakup of Pangea the super continent. North
American snakes are thought to have evolved
during late Miocene Era, 23 million years ago
which was termed the “age of snakes“ an era of
greatest diversification, modern faunas, and
evolution of the venomous families.
Habitat
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus Scutulaus
Other Facts
http://www.helium.com/items/812141-reptile-facts-mojave-rattlesnak
ehubpages.com/hub/The-Mojave-Green-Rattlesnake
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/mojave_rattlesnake.htm
The Mojave Rattlesnake is most commonly
found in scattered scrubby growth like
creosote bush and mesquite. They live
mostly in high desert areas and lower
mountain slopes, its habitat varies from dry
desert to grasslands and bushes.
The Mojave Rattlesnakes is conidered
one of the most posionous snakes in
North America and is often confused
for the western Diamondback
rattlesnake. Although simple features
can be used to distinguish the two, first
it’s the diamond pattern fades towards
the lower 1/3 section of the snake. Also
its relatively thin tail rings distinguish
it from the western Diamondback
Life Cycle
The Mojave Rattlesnake does not
lay eggs, instead it gives live birth
to roughly 8 young which tend to
be 9 to 11 inches long. As the
snake ages and sheds its skin, it
adds a new segment to the tails
rattler
Marc Acevedo