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Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are capable of accurately striking at up to one-third their body length. Although feared as aggressive, attacks on human beings are rare.
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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is very rare in Louisiana. In fact, only a few specimens have ever been found in this state. It is still uncertain if any populations exist here.
The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. There are over 6,000 living species belonging to the squamata order - it is the largest order of all reptiles.
Description: The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest species of rattlesnake in the world and arguably the most dangerous snake native to the United States.
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Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are heavy-bodied snakes. They are blackish brown, olive, or dusty gray; patterned with dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches edged with narrow bands of white along the dorsal (back) surface.
Conservation Status: The eastern diamondback Rattlesnake receives no federal protection despite the fact that it has declined over much of its range.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus. Uncommon to rare and possibly threatened. Alabama’s largest venomous snake.
Venom from the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, is used in the preparation of antivenin.
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This characteristic is particularly applicable to large-bodied snakes like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), which can endure long intermeal intervals.
65 m, making it the longest venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere. This is also the longest viper, though not the heaviest (it is surpassed by the gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake).
The largest and deadliest species is the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, C. adamanteus, of the S and SE United States, which reaches a length of 5 to 8 ft (1.5-2.4 m). The western diamondback, C. atrox, is shorter and thicker.
 See also: Diamondback Rattlesnake, Snake, Rattlesnake, Reptile, Lizard
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