The largest reported measurement for a western diamondback rattlesnake is 92.5 inches (Jones, 1997)
The maximum reported length considered to be reliable is 213 cm (7 ft).
Rattlers, even different species, will generally not fight. About the only "fighting" they do is between males and it is more of a wrestling match and the snakes do not employ their fangs and venom. They fight for breeding rights with a female. The weaker snake will, eventually, give up and leave.
Yes, somewhat. The world record eastern diamondback was 8 feet long, killed in Carteret County NC, IN 1959.
Rattlers are loners, although they may congregate at denning sites in fall.
It depends on the species. Diamondback rattlesnakes, the largest of the rattlers, have young that are 10 to 12 inches in length when born.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.The western diamondback rattlesnake.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.
The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) lives in the deserts in the western United States.
Animals that hibernate include:batsground squirrelsmiceratsvolesmolesshrewsprairie dogsgophersmuskratswoodchucksmouse lemurshedgehogsporcupinesopossumraccoonswolverinesbadgersferretsweaselsmost bearsFat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (the only known primate to hibernate)Also, Western diamondback rattlers (reptile) and other snakes are known to hibernate, and well as the Common Poorwill, a bird found in south-western Canada.
For a range map of the western diamondback rattlesnake, click on this link.
Its range spans much of Arkansas, most of Texas and Oklahoma, the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona, the southern tip of California, and the northern parts of Mexico's Chihuahua and Sonora.
There are two species, the eastern diamondback, and the western diamondback.
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