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However, some authorities believe the western diamondback is responsible for the most deaths. [2] [3] This is a list of human deaths caused by snakebites in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources.
Up to 95% of all snakebite-related deaths in the United States are attributed to the western and eastern diamondback rattlesnakes. [2] [47] Further, the majority of bites in the United States occur in the southwestern part of the country, in part because rattlesnake populations in the eastern states are much lower. [48]
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).
An Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake in a defensive posture ready to strike with its rattle next to its head. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the most venomous snake in North America and the ...
A man who owned more than a dozen snakes remains in serious condition days after one of the ... Fer-de-Lance, death adder, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, an unknown small rattlesnake as well as ...
Eastern Milk Snake: everywhere but southwest: common: minimal Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta: Copperbelly Water Snake: southern 1/3 and northeast corner: state endangered, federally threatened: minimal Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer: Northern Diamondback Water Snake: southwestern corner: abundant: minimal pic unavailable: Nerodia sipedon pleuralis ...
Swimming snakes, spiders, bears, 1,000 pound alligators and even the most venomous snake in the country make the list. Watch where you step! These are 7 of the most dangerous critters in South ...
On Oct. 28, 2017, a 5-foot-long, 6-pound male eastern diamondback rattlesnake was found dead on a road on Hilton Head Island. It had been run over by a car.