---
title: "Western rattlesnake"
description: "Crotalus oreganus — Reptielen. Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or northern Pacific rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-rattlesnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western rattlesnake

> Crotalus oreganus — Reptielen. Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or  northern Pacific rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.

- Scientific name: *Crotalus oreganus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 38855
- Wikidata: [Q1810840](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1810840)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48268](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48268)

## Names

- en: Western Rattlesnake
- de: Hopi-Klapperschlange
- es: Cascabel peninsular occidental
- fr: Crotale de l'Ouest
- nl: Western rattlesnake

## Countries with the most observations

US (35654), CA (723), MX (481)

## Summary

Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or  northern Pacific rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.

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

## Photo

![Western rattlesnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-rattlesnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aaron Sidder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136974681

## Machine access

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