#prairie_rattlesnake__prairie_rattler__Western_rattlesnake__Crotalus_viridis widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
supertype: rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
member of: genus_Crotalus__Crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
member of: family_Crotalidae__Crotalidae New World vipers: pit vipers
member of: suborder_Serpentes__Serpentes__Ophidia__suborder_Ophidia snakes
member of: order_Squamata__Squamata diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
member of: subclass_Lepidosauria__Lepidosauria diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras
member of: class_Reptilia__Reptilia class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
member of: subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
member of: phylum_Chordata__Chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
member of: kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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