---
title: "Zuid-Amerikaanse ratelslang"
description: "Crotalus durissus — Reptielen. Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, tropical rattlesnake, and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/neotropical-rattlesnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zuid-Amerikaanse ratelslang

> Crotalus durissus — Reptielen. Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, tropical rattlesnake, and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America.

- Scientific name: *Crotalus durissus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2259
- Wikidata: [Q854864](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854864)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30693](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30693)

## Names

- en: Neotropical Rattlesnake
- de: Schauer-Klapperschlange
- es: Cascabel Tropical
- fr: Crotale cascabelle
- nl: Zuid-Amerikaanse ratelslang
- pt: Cascavel-de-quatro-ventas
- pl: Grzechotnik straszliwy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1387), AR (130), CO (119), BO (70), PY (42), VE (33), GF (18), GY (16)

## Summary

Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, tropical rattlesnake, and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus. Currently, seven subspecies are recognized.

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

## Photo

![Zuid-Amerikaanse ratelslang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/neotropical-rattlesnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tsssss · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59743710

## Machine access

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