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They are known as bull snakes or bullsnakes because of the deep hissing/rumbling sound they make when nervous, which can be reminiscent of a bellowing bull, as well as their overall defensive display of rearing up like a rattlesnake and rattling their tail in leaves, all of which is a bluff; the snake is not venomous, and rarely bites.
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 .
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
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.
Diamondback rattlesnake may refer to: Crotalus adamanteus, a.k.a. the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the southeastern United States. Crotalus atrox, a.k.a. the western diamondback rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
The western massasauga is the smallest rattlesnake in Kansas and has been spotted in every county surrounding Sedgwick. It is common near Cheney Lake and the Flint Hills. This snake can be ...
Night Snake; Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake; Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi) Southwestern Blackhead Snake; Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli) Western Coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Western Shovelnose Snake; Twin ...