Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes are easily identified by the series of dark diamond-shaped markings with a white outline on their backs.
Western diamondback rattlesnakes possess a pit organ that senses differences in temperature between the snake's internal temperature and the surrounding. This helps it find prey since it can "see" the temperature difference that they create.
Western diamondbacks eat almost anything, from lizards and frogs to rodents of all types. Small specimens take mice and rats, while the largest adults will take squirrels and small rabbits.
The Western 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 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, or Crotalus atrox, a member of the family Viperidae, the subfamily Crotalinae, and the genus Crotalus, ...
The Western Diamondback will coil, rattle fearsomely, and stand its ground when threatened. It bites hundreds of people a year, which is more than any other venomous snake in the United States.
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The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is venomous. Bite symptoms include rapid swelling at site of the wound. discoloration and pain. Seek professional medical attention immediately if bitten.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes from Arkansas may not have "diamonds" that are clearly marked. The snakes may rather appear "dusty", with a spattering of tans, rusts, and creams.
The Western Diamondback is the largest rattlesnake in western North America"ranging in size from 3-feet to as long as 7-feet! ...
A putative timber rattlesnake × western diamondback rattlesnake (C. atrox) hybrid has been identified in Texas [56].
SYNONYMS:
Crotalus horridus atricaudatus Latreille
Crotalus horridus horridus Linnaeus [19,52] ...
Since 1958, the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up has been held in Sweetwater, Texas. As of 1996, 231,636 pounds of Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes have been collected. Proceeds from this event benefit several prominent charity organizations.
The diamondback rattlesnake is the largest and most deadly of the species, 5 to 8 ft. in length and found in the South and southeast United states. The Western diamondback is shorter and thicker.
When they bite, their powerful jaws chew the venom in through capillary action along the grooves in these teeth. Gila monster venom is about as toxic as that of a western diamondback rattlesnake.
The western diamondback, C. atrox, is shorter and thicker. The western, or prairie, rattlesnake, C. viridis, sometimes lives in prairie-dog burrows. The sidewinder, C. cerastes, is a North American desert species.
nasicornis), Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata) Boidae, San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sertalis tetraenia), Scarlet Kingsnake, Speckled Rattlesnake (Cetalus mitchelli), Velvet Snake (Tercipelo), Vine Snake (Oxybelis aenus), Western Diamondback ...
 See also: Snake, Rattlesnake, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Reptile
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