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Aruba Island Rattlesnake
Crotalus unicolor
The Aruba Island Rattlesnake is a highly endangered pit viper species endemic to the island of Aruba in the southern Caribbean. It has a light brown or grayish coloration with faint, diamond-shaped patterns that help it blend into the arid, rocky hillsides where it lives. Adapte…
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- This species is found only on Aruba and nowhere else in the world.
- The Aruba Island Rattlesnake is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in the world, with fewer than 250 adults remaining in the wild. It has a notably small rattle, which makes its warning sound much softer than that of mainland rattlesnakes. Unlike many rattlesnakes, it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
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