exotic-venom:(Crotalus totonacus) Totonacan rattlesnake HabitatFound mainly in lowland tropical thor
exotic-venom:(Crotalus totonacus) Totonacan rattlesnake HabitatFound mainly in lowland tropical thorn forest & tropical deciduous forest, in some areas ranging up into pine-oak forest & lower cloud forest, in northeastern Mexico (Neuva Leon, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro), from sea level up to 1,680 m elevation.Activity and Behavior Mainly terrestrial & mainly nocturnal, but sometimes active in daytime (depending on temperatures & other local conditions). Will avoid humans if possible, but will defend itself if cornered or molested. Ovoviviparous, but litter size not reported. Preys mainly on available small mammals (rats & squirrels), & very rarely, on lizards or arthropods.Venom CharacteristicsNot much known. Mainly hemotoxic, possibly w/ some tissue-necrotic factors. Very few bites (& no fatalities, so far) of humans reported. For details about envenomation effects of a closely-related species, See Crotalus atrox. -- source link