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Toxicodryas adamanteus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [1] The snake is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea. [1] References
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) kills the most people in the US, with the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) ranking second. [1] However, some authorities believe the western diamondback is responsible for the most deaths. [2] [3]
Toxicodryas adamanteus Greenbaum et al., 2021; Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell, 1844) - Blandings tree snake; Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer, 1856) - Fischer's cat snake; Toxicodryas vexator Greenbaum et al., 2021; Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ...
The first step in the production of crotaline antivenom is collecting ("milking") the venom of a live rattlesnake—usually from the western diamondback (Crotalus atrox), eastern diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus), South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissis terrificus), or fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox).
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.
Crotalus adamanteus: Eastern diamondback: Crotalus horridus horridus: Timber rattlesnake: Micrurus fulvius fulvius: Eastern coral snake: Sistrurus miliarius barbouri: Dusky pigmy rattlesnake: Sistrurus miliarius miliarius: Carolina pigmy rattlesnake
Most roundups target the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), though some events target prairie rattlesnakes (C. viridis), timber rattlesnakes (C. horridus), or the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (C. adamanteus). [3] [7] A harvest of several hundred to several thousand kilograms of snakes is typical for many roundups.