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title: "Cascavel-das-pradarias"
description: "Crotalus viridis — Répteis. The prairie rattlesnake or Great Plains rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/prairie-rattlesnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cascavel-das-pradarias

> Crotalus viridis — Répteis. The prairie rattlesnake or Great Plains rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Crotalus viridis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 10192
- Wikidata: [Q1515347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1515347)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81526)

## Names

- en: Prairie Rattlesnake
- de: Prärie-Klapperschlange
- es: Cascabel de pradera
- fr: Crotale des prairies
- nl: Prairieratelslang
- pt: Cascavel-das-pradarias
- pl: Grzechotnik preriowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (8573), CA (1001), MX (39)

## Summary

The prairie rattlesnake or Great Plains rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the prairie rattlesnake (C. v. viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi rattlesnake (C. v. nuntius).

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

## Photo

![Cascavel-das-pradarias](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/prairie-rattlesnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Shupe · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195067985

## Machine access

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