Taber's Medical Dictionary
Crotalus
(krōt′ăl-ŭs )
[L. crotalum, fr. Gr. krotalon, rattle, castanet]
A genus of venomous snakes of the family Crotalidae that includes most rattlesnakes.
Crotalus atrox
Crotalus helleri
The Southern Pacific rattlesnake (a pit viper whose range is the southwestern US). Its venom contains a potent nerve toxin.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Crotalus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744363/2/Crotalus.
Crotalus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744363/2/Crotalus. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Crotalus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744363/2/Crotalus
Crotalus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744363/2/Crotalus.
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