The largest ever was killed in North Carolina, Carteret County, in 1959. This snake was eight feet long, and was killed by a chicken farmer after he found the snake in one of his chicken coops. Most adults are three to five feet.
The adult Western Diamondback rattlesnake ranges in size from 3 to 5 feet, with some reaching 7 feet in length.
Depends on the species. The eastern diamondback can, on rare occasions, reach eight feet. The tiny pygmy rattler is less than 25 inches.
Although the diamondbacks can approach or exceed 7 feet in length, the average would be between 3 and 5 feet.
Western diamondbacks can live for 20 years or more. However, the vast majority (about 90%) to not reach their first birthday.
30 to 40 years
The eastern diamondback is not found in Tennessee, only the timber rattler is.
The average size for an adult diamondback rattlesnake is 3-5 feet. However, they have been known to grow to seven feet or more in length. The eastern diamondback grows slightly longer than the western.
Eight foot long eastern diamondback, killed in N.C.
The largest diamondback ever caught was an eight foot eastern diamondback in Carteret County, North Carolina in 1959.
A diamondback rattlesnake gestates for six to seven months.
Google 'World Record Rattlesnake". However, be advised, the picture is not real, it is a hoax..The world record eastern diamondback, eight feet long, weighed only 33 pounds.
eastern diamond 8.7 feet in lenght,found in the Florida marsh. Update March 2009 15 foot Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake killed in Florida. The world record is 96 inches (8 feet) killed in NC in 1959.
The eastern diamondback. A specimen killed in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the 50's was eight feet long. This is the current accepted record.
20 years old
Size depends upon species. The smallest is the pygmy rattlesnake that is 14-22 inches long as an adult. The largest is the eastern diamondback which can approach (and some say exceed) 8 feet in length in an old adult. Most varieties average 3-4 feet in length as adults.
There are numerous species of Rattlesnakes and most of them are of the average size and weight. They are usually around 3 to 4 feet tall with some large adults growing to be above the 4 feet length. The Eastern Diamond back is the largest of the Rattlesnake species and is around 7 feet in average length and weight around 12 to 15 kilograms. All other Rattlesnake species are much smaller and lighter than the eastern diamondback.
No one snake, no one answer. It will depend on the species of rattlesnake and the age of the snake. The heaviest eastern diamondback rattlesnake ever found weighed 15.4 kg (34 Ib), and was 7.8 ft (2.4 m) long.