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There are two genera of rattlesnakes - Crotalus and Sistrurus. Each genus has a number of individual species such as:Crotalus viridis - prairie rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox - western diamondback rattlesnake

Sistrurus catenatus - massasauga

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