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Brattstrom, 1954. Crotalus adamanteus. — Klauber, 1956. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) [4][5] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. No subspecies are recognized.
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. It is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and ...
Canebrake rattlesnake, North Florida. The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) [ 6 ] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. [ 7 ]C. horridus is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern ...
Three types of rattlesnakes in NC. There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.
Appearance: Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the world's longest and heaviest rattlesnakes, measuring up to six feet in length.They can be dark gray or olive green and are identifiable by the ...
On Oct. 28, 2017, a 5-foot-long, 6-pound male eastern diamondback rattlesnake was found dead on a road on Hilton Head Island. It had been run over by a car.
Members of the genus Crotalus range in size from only 50–70 cm (20–28 in) (C. intermedius, C. pricei), to over 150 cm (59 in) (eastern and western diamondback rattlesnakes). [3] In general, adult males are slightly larger than females. Compared to most snakes, they are heavy-bodied, although some African vipers are much thicker. [6]
The largest rattlesnake, the eastern diamondback, can measure up to 2.4 m (7.9 ft) in length. [4] Rattlesnakes are preyed upon by hawks, weasels, kingsnakes, and a variety of other species. Rattlesnakes are heavily preyed upon as neonates, while they are still weak and immature. Large numbers of rattlesnakes are killed by humans.