Millet pygmy rattleshell [1] ( lat. Sistrurus miliarius ) is a poisonous snake of the subfamily of the pit viper family of the viper .
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Security status IUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 64347 |
It is found in the southeastern United States. The diet consists of small mammals and birds, lizards, insects, frogs, as well as other snakes.
The bites of these snakes pose a real threat to human life.
Notes
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 341. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
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