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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 .
Crotalus helleri or Crotalus oreganus helleri, also known commonly as the Southern Pacific rattlesnake, [3] the black diamond rattlesnake, [4] and by several other common names, is a pit viper species [5] or subspecies [3] found in southwestern California and south into Baja California, Mexico, that is known for its regional variety of dangerous venom types.
Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, [3] more Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico.
New York — Found dead in her home in Putnam Co., NY. She illegally kept numerous venomous snakes in her home, one of which was a Black Mamba. [36] April 5, 2011 Mark Shaw, 47, male 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 ...
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country’s 20 dangerous snakes.
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 .
A photo of a Pygmy Rattlesnake, retrieved from kysnakes.ca.uky.edu/venomous. Photo courtesy of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Forestry.
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.