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Several species, such as the timber rattlesnake, massasauga, and canebrake rattlesnake, are listed as threatened or endangered in many U.S. states. [85] Many rattlesnakes die from being run over by cars. [25] In more heavily populated and trafficked areas, reports have been increasing of rattlesnakes that do not rattle.
The species is considered to be shy, and bites - though uncommon - can cause swelling, nausea and diarrhoea. Snake catchers are required by law to release the animals close to where they were found.
The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
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).
Like many other species of venomous snakes, timber rattlesnakes are often misunderstood and wrongfully targeted. Though their bite is medically significant and requires immediate treatment, timber ...
Although tiger snakes vary in coloring, the species gets its name from the “prominent yellow and black cross-bands” common on some snakes, the museum said. Ararat is in the state of Victoria ...
Local medical centres report that snake bites from this species occur on average once per year on Kimolos and 4 times per year on Milos, although there are no recorded fatalities. [ 8 ] It is narrated by G.A. Boulenger in his book The Snakes of Europe that " Dr. de Bedriaga observed this much dreaded snake, the bite of which is probably as bad ...
Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba. Weight in this species is estimated at an average of 3 to 5 kg (6.6 to 11.0 lb), somewhat less than the heaviest rattlesnakes (like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ) or Bitis vipers (such as the Gaboon viper and ...