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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).
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
The rattlesnake genus Crotalus, which includes the aforementioned eastern diamondback rattlesnake and western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), reaches a maximum length of 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), and according to W. A. King one large specimen had a length of 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) and a mass of 11 kg (24 lb). [87]
Members of the genus Crotalus range in size from only 50–70 cm (20–28 in) (C. intermedius, C. pricei), to over 150 cm (59 in) (eastern and western diamondback rattlesnakes). [3] In general, adult males are slightly larger than females. Compared to most snakes, they are heavy-bodied, although some African vipers are much thicker. [6]
Crotalus adamanteus: Eastern diamondback: Crotalus horridus horridus: Timber rattlesnake: Micrurus fulvius fulvius: Eastern coral snake: Sistrurus miliarius barbouri: Dusky pigmy rattlesnake: Sistrurus miliarius miliarius: Carolina pigmy rattlesnake
The western diamondback rattlesnake [3] or Texas diamond-back [4] (Crotalus atrox) is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Like all other rattlesnakes and all other vipers, it is venomous .
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) kills the most people in the US, with the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) ranking second. [1] However, some authorities believe the western diamondback is responsible for the most deaths. [2] [3]
The typical rattlesnake, genus Crotalus, has the top of its head covered with small scales, except, with a few species, a few crowded plates directly over the snout. [66] The skin of snakes is highly sensitive to contact, tension, and pressure; they are capable of feeling pain. [67]