Mojave Desert Sidewinder - Utah's Hogle Zoo Home Animal Tour Africa Asia N. America S. America Mojave Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes Range California, Nevada and Utah.
Large individuals are usually females.
Sidewinders use sideways locomotion with the body moving in an S-shaped curve. Characteristics Body color generally pale to harmonize with their habitat. Basal rattle segment is brown. In early fall up to 18 young are born, each 7 or 8 inches in length. Diet Newborn Mojave desert sidewinders eat small lizards.