How big can a western diamondback rattlesnake?

Answer 1

Well, that would be the same as asking how big can, for example, felines can get. There are a few dozens of feline species, and no one can answer that they reach this or that size, since a tiger and a house cat fit in the same taxonomical category.

Well, snakes belong to the suborder Serpentes, and there are probably more than 2900 species of snake. The most massive, the biggest, in terms of volume, is undoubtedly the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), which can measure up to 7 metres (though its average size is of about 5 metres) and can attain a weight of almost an hundred kilograms. The thinner, but indeed the longest snake is the reticulated python (Python reticulatus). They can get up to 8 metres or a bit more, although they rarely do so, maintaining an average size of 3 to 6 meters.

Answer 2

My grandfather when I was a very young child had captured one that was 7 ft. long. this was a diamond back ratteler in these parts. This event was documanted by the Lincoin County News. This would of been back in the early 60's. A picture was also put in the paper of my grandfather holding it up in the air.
The largest rattlesnake is the eastern diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus), which can grow to a length of eight feet.

thanx Charlie Roy

Answer 3

The eastern diamondback is the largest venomous snake in the United States. A really big one can be over seven feet long. The largest ever found was an 8 footer, killed in Carteret County, North Carolina in 1959.

The western diamondback is slightly smaller, the record is 83 inches in length.

Answer 4

Pretty big until you run over it with your four wheeler.

Answer 5

the recored length of a western diamondback rattlesnake is 7ft, but they usually grow 3-4ft long.

Answer 6

92.5 inches was the largest recorded by the way that`s about 235 cm.

Answer 7

7 feet in captivity seven to nine feet in the wild

Answer 8

The eastern diamondback is the largest rattler, a NC specimen was eight feet long.

Usually adults of both species are between four and six feet.

Answer 9

There have been various records for length reported from over 7 feet to over 9 feet. Some of these reports are a bit dubious.

Answer 10

The diamondback rattlesnakes can exceed 7 or even 8 feet in length but this would be rare.