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Poisonous snakes - series: Rattlesnake

 Rattlesnake

Poisonous snakes - series
Illustrations:

  • Rattlesnake
  • Defining features
  • Underbelly

    • This is a rattlesnake.

    Update Date: 2/27/2008

    Updated by: Stephen C. Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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