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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).
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]
It was the farthest migration of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake from its home range ever observed. ... project of the largest and most venomous rattlesnake in the United State.s ...
[7] [8] [9] Overall, it is likely the second largest-bodied species of rattlesnake, behind only its close cousin the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. It is also the second largest of North American venomous snakes (the bushmasters, which attain similar weights and greater total length, occur up as far as Nicaragua). [10] [11] [12]
“The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, the world’s largest rattlesnake species, is found in North Carolina in the southeastern Coastal Plain, primarily in long leaf pine flatwoods and sandhill ...
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Wilson, ecologist at Emory University Appearance: Can reach up to seven feet in length, but these snakes are normally between three and ...
Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, [3] more. Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [4]
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the largest rattlesnake variety. Appearance: Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the world's longest and heaviest rattlesnakes , measuring up to six feet in ...