Crotalus
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Crotalus is a genus of venomous pit vipers commonly known as rattlesnakes, native to the Americas and characterized by the rattle at the end of their tails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crotalus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21177095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crotalus Context triple: [Crotalus cerastes, genus, Crotalus]
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A.
Viperidae
Viperidae is a family of venomous snakes that includes vipers and pit vipers, characterized by long hinged fangs and potent hemotoxic venom.
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B.
Elapidae
Elapidae is a family of venomous snakes, including cobras, mambas, coral snakes, and death adders, characterized by fixed front fangs and potent neurotoxic venom.
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C.
Heloderma
Heloderma is a genus of venomous lizards that includes the Gila monster and beaded lizards, known for their heavy bodies, bead-like scales, and slow-moving behavior.
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D.
Acanthophis
Acanthophis is a genus of highly venomous elapid snakes commonly known as death adders, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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E.
Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance is a 1934 detective novel by Rex Stout that introduces the brilliant, eccentric sleuth Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crotalus Target entity description: Crotalus is a genus of venomous pit vipers commonly known as rattlesnakes, native to the Americas and characterized by the rattle at the end of their tails.
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A.
Viperidae
Viperidae is a family of venomous snakes that includes vipers and pit vipers, characterized by long hinged fangs and potent hemotoxic venom.
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B.
Elapidae
Elapidae is a family of venomous snakes, including cobras, mambas, coral snakes, and death adders, characterized by fixed front fangs and potent neurotoxic venom.
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C.
Heloderma
Heloderma is a genus of venomous lizards that includes the Gila monster and beaded lizards, known for their heavy bodies, bead-like scales, and slow-moving behavior.
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D.
Acanthophis
Acanthophis is a genus of highly venomous elapid snakes commonly known as death adders, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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E.
Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance is a 1934 detective novel by Rex Stout that introduces the brilliant, eccentric sleuth Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
sidewinder rattlesnake