Crotalus molossus oaxacus

Crotalus molossus oaxacus, or the Oaxacan black-tailed rattlesnake, is a subspecies of black-tailed rattlesnake which is native to its namesake, Oaxaca, Mexico.^[1] As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous.^[2] While it is currently recognised as a subspecies, it has been suggested to be further researched and reviewed as a species by Muñoz-Mora et al. due to its being the basal and most divergent clade of the species, splitting around 7.5 million years ago in the Miocene.^[3]

Crotalus molossus oaxacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. molossus
Subspecies:	C. m. oaxacus
Trinomial name
Crotalus molossus oaxacus Gloyd, 1948

Prey/diet

Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to eat a variety of rodents, such as the Northern Pygmy Mouse and the Mexican spiny pocket mouse.^[1]

Reproduction

Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to be ovoviviparous.^[2]