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title: "Cascabel Moteada"
description: "Crotalus pyrrhus — Reptiles. Common names: southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Mitchell's rattlesnake, more."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/southwestern-speckled-rattlesnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cascabel Moteada

> Crotalus pyrrhus — Reptiles. Common names: southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Mitchell's rattlesnake, more.

- Scientific name: *Crotalus pyrrhus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desierto)
- iNaturalist observations: 4550
- Wikidata: [Q5188955](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5188955)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539508](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539508)

## Names

- en: Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
- de: Südwestliche Gefleckte Klapperschlange
- es: Cascabel Moteada
- fr: Crotale moucheté du Sud
- it: Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
- nl: Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
- pt: Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus

## Countries with the most observations

US (4092), MX (181)

## Summary

Common names: southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Mitchell's rattlesnake, more.
Crotalus pyrrhus is a venomous pitviper species found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. A medium-sized snake, it is found mostly in rocky country, active at night and feeding on small mammals. The coloration is variable and depends on the color of the rocks and soil of the habitat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_pyrrhus

## Photo

![Cascabel Moteada](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southwestern-speckled-rattlesnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dylan C Thomas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203883088

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southwestern-speckled-rattlesnake?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).