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  2. Mississippi venomous snakes: How to identify them and ... - AOL

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    Appearance: The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is Mississippi's largest snake averaging 4 feet-5 1/2 feet, but have been documented up to nearly 8 feet in length. They have large heads and ...

  3. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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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).

  4. Rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [1] ... Four species may be found east of the Mississippi River, and two in South America ...

  5. List of fatal snake bites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rattlesnake: Mississippi — Bitten while walking near Laurel. [126] June 20, 1937 Ace Hargrove, 64, male: Rattlesnake, Eastern Copperhead or Cottonmouth: South Carolina — The Columbia Record article states that Ace Hargrove, a farmer near Clio, was bitten by a rattlesnake while picking blackberries in a field near his home. The article ...

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  7. List of U.S. state reptiles - Wikipedia

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    However, although traditionally believed to have been used by the Continental Navy, recent scholarship asserts that the snake on that jack was a late 19th-century invention. Nevertheless, in 1975, the U.S. Navy brought back the traditional (snake-showing) jack for the service's bicentennial. After 1980, the oldest commissioned vessel in the U.S ...

  8. Sistrurus miliarius - Wikipedia

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    Western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri), Wayne County, Missouri (13 April 2018)S. miliarius is a small species but bulky when it comes to width, [5] with adults usually growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) in total length (including tail).

  9. Timber rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) [6] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous , with a very toxic bite. [ 7 ]