Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

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.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America. Some reach 8 feet (2.4 meters) in length and weigh up to 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms).

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.

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.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus. Uncommon to rare and possibly threatened. Alabama’s largest venomous snake.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) grows to eight feet long; it is the largest venomous snake to be found in North America.

Venom from the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, is used in the preparation of antivenin. To find more images on PHOTOVAULT.com please use our search engine: PHOTOVALET (®) Enter search term ...

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) - Glynn Co., GA (photo by Alan Johnston) Canebrake Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus atricaudatus) - Dare Co., NC, 9/8/01. The biggest snake I've seen in NC! ...

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Reptiles in the swamp include the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, cottonmouth, eastern coral snake, copper head, alligator and snapping turtle.

A kingsnake with red, yellow, and orange bands encircling the body; a solid white eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Which one is the albino? The kingsnake is; the diamondback is not.

Only six of Florida's 44 snake species are venomous, the eastern coral snake, the southern copperhead, the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, and the dusky pygmy rattlesnake.

This characteristic is particularly applicable to large-bodied snakes like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), which can endure long intermeal intervals.

The burrow serves as a shelter from the summer sun, winter chill, and predators. Many other creatures, including Eastern Indigo Snakes and Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, may share this tortoise's burrow.

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