- Kingdom:Animalia
- Phylum:Chordata
- Class:Reptilia
- Order:Squamata
- Family:Viperidae
- Genus:Crotalus
- Genus species:Crotalus cerastes
Animal Characteristics
Head-Body Length:46-81 cm
Identification:The skin of the sidewinder is lightly colored with darker patches and a dark eye stripe along the sides of the head. The scales are keeled, and the head has supraocular scales that are upturned and pointed.
Habitat:Deserts
Diet:Carnivore: lizards, rodents
Reproduction:Mating takes place in April and May. Five to eighteen young are born per female in the late summer/early fall.
Social Structure:Sidewinders are solitary except in the winter where they may hibernate in large numbers.
Behavior:Sidewinders perform combat dancing between two males for the right to breed with a female in the area. Combat dancing includes: entwining necks while raising the fore portions of their bodies, fleet darting movements, and toppling each other.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:Sidewinders get their name from their interesting way of moving across the sand. Their body actually moves sideways in an S-shaped curve.
Head-Body Length:46-81 cm
Identification:The skin of the sidewinder is lightly colored with darker patches and a dark eye stripe along the sides of the head. The scales are keeled, and the head has supraocular scales that are upturned and pointed.
Habitat:Deserts
Diet:Carnivore: lizards, rodents
Reproduction:Mating takes place in April and May. Five to eighteen young are born per female in the late summer/early fall.
Social Structure:Sidewinders are solitary except in the winter where they may hibernate in large numbers.
Behavior:Sidewinders perform combat dancing between two males for the right to breed with a female in the area. Combat dancing includes: entwining necks while raising the fore portions of their bodies, fleet darting movements, and toppling each other.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:Sidewinders get their name from their interesting way of moving across the sand. Their body actually moves sideways in an S-shaped curve.
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