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  2. List of fatal snake bites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, and four species of American moccasins. Although at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island and Alaska, the vast majority are found in warm weather states.

  3. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] Many snake experts have cited the black mamba and the coastal taipan as the world's most dangerous, albeit not the most venomous snakes. [9] [10] [11] Both species are elapids, and in several aspects of morphology, ecology and behavior, the coastal taipan is strongly convergent with the black mamba. [12]

  5. The Deadliest Snake on Every Continent in the World - AOL

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    Snakes are one of the earth’s creatures you either love or hate. Some are fascinated with their behavior and movements, while others run in fear at the sight (or sound). Regardless of your ...

  6. 7 of the world's most deadliest snakes - AOL

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    Venomous snakes kill their victims with toxic substances produced in a modified salivary gland that the animal then injects into prey using their fangs. Such venom has evolved over millions of ...

  7. Western diamondback rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    The snakes also feed from within on energy-rich lipid stores. The most interesting finding was the snakes grew during the study, indicating while the snake's mass was shrinking, it was putting its resources into skeletal muscles and bone. [17] A key participant in the food chain, it is an important predator of many small rodents, rabbits, and ...

  8. Snakebites are on the rise -- and these states are the riskiest

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  9. Crotalus scutulatus - Wikipedia

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    For example: "the most lethal of the North American rattlesnake venoms"; [24] "one of the most lethal venoms among the world's reptiles"; [25] "an extremely dangerous snake"; [5] "probably the most dangerous snake in the United States"; [26] and “considered among the most venomous snakes on Earth”. [27]