DFW HERPS |
Sistrurus miliarius |
Pigmy Rattlesnake |
PYGMY RATTLESNAKE Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) STATUS: Very Rare DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Dallas and Wise HABITAT: Western Cross Timbers SUBSPECIES: Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (S. m. streckeri Gloyd, 1935) COMMENTS: Wise County contains the only known viable population of the western pygmy rattlesnake in the Metroplex. |