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The western diamondback rattlesnake [3] or Texas diamond-back [4] (Crotalus atrox) is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all other rattlesnakes and all other vipers, it is venomous .
Western worm snake: Clonophis kirtlandii: Kirtland's snake: Diadophis punctatus: Ring-necked snake: Liodytes rigida: Glossy swamp snake: Nerodia cyclopion: Mississippi green watersnake: Nerodia erythrogaster: Plainbelly water snake: Nerodia fasciata confluens: Broad-banded water snake: Nerodia rhombifer: Diamondback water snake: Nerodia sipedon ...
Rattlesnake (probably western diamondback, but possibly timber) Texas — Shaw was bitten by a rattlesnake he was trying to kill in Bastrop County. [37] January 29, 2011 Wade Westbrook, 26, male: Copperhead: Tennessee — Westbrook was bitten just above the right elbow while handling a copperhead; he had been attempting to determine the snake's ...
Diamondback rattlesnake may refer to: Crotalus adamanteus, a.k.a. the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the southeastern United States. Crotalus atrox, a.k.a. the western diamondback rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) Sonoran coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus) Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus)
The Western rattlesnake is common in eastern Washington and can be distinguished by its triangular-shaped head, rattles on its tail and diamond-shaped pattern on its back. The snakes typically ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.