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.

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 western diamondback rattlesnake is a large, venomous, aggressive, and highly dangerous pit viper inhabiting arid and semiarid scrublands in North America from southern California east to western Arkansas in the U.S. and south to northern Mexico.

This snake is considered a generalist, which means that it isn't too picky about its habitat. It can be found living in deserts, grassy plains, forests, rocky hillsides and areas along the coast. It lives in elevations from below sea level up to 6500 feet (2000m).

The Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the United States and Mexico. It is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and the greatest number of snakebites in the U.S.

2019年5月8日 · The western diamondback rattlesnake is a species of venomous snake found in the United States and Mexico. It is the second-largest of the 40-plus recognized species of rattlesnake*. Only the closely-related eastern diamondback rattlesnake is larger.

The Diamondback, or Diamondback Rattlesnake, a type of pit viper. People refer to two species of rattlesnakes as “Diamondbacks,” the Eastern and the Western. Researchers place both species in the taxonomic genus Crotalus , and the Viperidae family.

Feared as deadly and aggressive, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are actually highly averse to human contact and only attack in defense. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest...

eastern diamondback rattlesnake, (Crotalus adamanteus), large venomous pit viper (subfamily Crotalinae, family Viperidae) inhabiting North American coastal plains from North Carolina south to the Florida Keys and west to the Mississippi River.

The Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of venomous pit viper that is found only in the southeastern United States. It has the reputation of being the most dangerous venomous snake in North America.