Sistrurus

Sistrurus
Sis·tru·rus si-'stru̇r-əs n a genus of small rattlesnakes (as a massasauga) having the top of the head covered with scales

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Sis·tru·rus (sis-trooґrəs) a genus of small rattlesnakes of the family Crotalidae; they are widely distributed throughout the United States and have symmetrical plates covering their heads. S. catenaґtus is the massasauga and S. miliaґrius is the pygmy rattlesnake. See table at snake.

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