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Sidewinder rattlesnakes are at home in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.
The sidewinder rattlesnakes live in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico
Sidewinder rattlesnakes live primarily in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
There are a number of desert rattlesnake species and each has a distinctive appearance. Pictured above is a sidewinder rattlesnake, a desert species. All rattlesnakes have a similar appearance.
Sidewinders generally prefer the lower, sandy regions of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
Are sidewinder rattlesnakes endangered?
Rattlesnakes are called rattlesnakes in the desert and elsewhere.
I can get you going in the right direction but don't know the actual date. The Sidewinder Missile was developed at the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake California in the 1950's. It was named the sidewinder because the base is located in the upper Mohave desert and has a huge population of Sidewinder Rattlesnakes. So, if you look up Sidewinder Missiles you will be on your way to success.
The desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes, is a venomous snake from the deserts of northern Africa and not found in the Mojave Desert. However, rattlesnakes are also vipers and a number of species of rattlesnake live in the Mojave, includingCrotalus cerastes, the sidewinder.
On loose sand, almost any snake will use a side-winding, or looping, motion. However, the sidewinder rattlesnake has perfected this means of motion. They are found in both the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the southwestern United States.
There are sidewinder rattlesnakes in Texas, but not because you found one in your garage. I hope that is the answer you wanted . . .
Sidewinder rattlesnakes feed on a variety of lizards and small rodents, such as mice and kangaroo rats. They are natives of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.