Arizona Black Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerberus
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- C. cerberus – Gila Co, AZ – photo by Bill White
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- C. cerberus – Gila Co, AZ – photo by J. Servoss, AzPARK
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- C. cerberus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- C. cerberus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- C. cerberus Habitat – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by James D. Bear
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- C. cerberus – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by James D. Bear
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- C. cerberus – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Kris Haas
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- C. cerberus – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. cerberus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Todd Battey
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- C. cerberus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Todd Battey
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- C. cerberus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus cerberus occurs through the mountains of central Arizona from south of the Grand Canyon, across and below the mountains of the Mogollon Rim and southward into the Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains. In New Mexico it found in the extreme west-central region of the state on the Arizona border.
LEGAL STATUS: No Crotalus cerberus may be handled or taken from Mingus Mountain in Yavapai County or specified regions of Graham County. Check the Arizona Game & Fish Regulations for details.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus cerberus (Coues – 1875)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: cerberus, Greek = the three-headed dog of Hades
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962