Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
CommonReptilecarnivore
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a thick-bodied pit viper found only in the southeastern United States. It holds the title of largest rattlesnake species and ranks among the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas.
- Detects prey using heat-sensing pits between its eyes and nostrils
- Rattles its tail as a warning when threatened
- Gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs
ForestGrasslandWetlandNorth America
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Crotalus adamanteus
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- North America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
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