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Also Known As	horn viper

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North American sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes).

Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes).

A diagram shows illustrations of five animals-herring gull, crow, spotted sandpiper, sidewinder rattlesnake, and grasshopper-each paired with a drawing of their distinctive tracks as they move across a surface.

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