#1744 · 🦎 reptiles

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Tommy Hamrick · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Angela · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Wayne Fidler · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Hyde County, US-NC, US:© bobbyfingers · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Old Headquarters:© sghereford · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Shreybae · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Winston County, AL, USA:© sdc111 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Mississippi, US:© lewser89 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Sistrurus miliarius is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized including the nominate subspecies described here.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,411iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,411 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).