Aruba Island rattlesnake

The Aruba Island rattlesnake is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

* Countries in which the the Aruba Island rattlesnake is known to occur: Aruba More

the Aruba Island rattlesnake is among the rarest rattlesnakes in the world and listed as critically endangered. Unfortunately, while exporting from the island is illegal, it has no other legal protection on the island either. More

The location of the Aruba Island rattlesnake is in the Caribbean island of aruba, which is off the coast of Venezuela, South America.It is a burrowing snake (sleeps underground) the environment is usually arid, rocky environments. (© Copyright Houston Zoo, Inc. More

The Aruba Island rattlesnake is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in the world. More

The Aruba Island rattlesnake is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in the world (2). Its short and stocky looking body has an overall brown colour and a lighter brown tail tip and its scaly skin has distinctive pink, blue and brown diamond shaped markings (4). More

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The Aruba Island Rattlesnake is only found on the island of Aruba and is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in existance. More

The Aruba Island Rattlesnake is listed as being "critically endangered". More

General:The Aruba Island rattlesnake is a medium-sized rattlesnake with a faded rusty/orange color matching its arid habitat. It has diamond-shaped markings running down the length of its body. More

Aruba Island rattlesnake dies in less than a minute. Aruba Island rattlesnake venom is among the most toxic of any rattlesnake. Special Interest: The Aruba Island rattlesnake, also called the Arubian cascabel, is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in the world. More

Xavier Cortada, 70W Aruba Island Rattlesnake, pencil on paper, 9" x 12", 2009 - 70°W Crotalus unicolor Aruba Island Rattlesnake - For more information on the Aruba Island Rattlesnake, please visit: http://www.arkive. More

One such study is the Aruba Island Rattlesnake program that informs local people about the plight of endangered snakes. The westernmost Caribbean island of Aruba is part of the Netherlands Antilles in South America; it is about 18 miles (29 km) off the coast of Venezuela. More

The Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) is a venomous pitviper. It is also known as the Arubian casabel and is one of the rarest snakes in the world, possibly as few as 230 left in the wild. More

Common names

Aruba Island rattlesnake in English - English
Arubaanse ratelslang in Dutch - Nederlands

Order : Squamata
Family : Viperidae
Genus : Crotalus
Species : Crotalus unicolor
Authority : Lidth de Jeude, 1887