A rattlesnake is a poisonous pit vipe whose marking resemble diamond shaped laid point to point.
There are many species. Here are some: Eastern diamondback Western Diamondback Timber rattler Prairie rattler Sidewinder Massasauga Pygmy rattler Mojave rattler Pacific rattler Speckled rattler Mottled rock rattler Black tailed rattler Tiger rattler Western rattler Twin spotted rattler Ridge nosed rattler Red diamond rattler Rock rattler
The eastern diamondback is not found in Tennessee, only the timber rattler is.
A large western rattler, second only to the eastern diamondback in size. Large, diamond shaped markings on the back.
When they shed it leaves a layer of dead skin behind as their rattler.
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.
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No. The record rattler was an eastern diamondback killed in North Carolina in 1959. It was eight feet in length.
Common names include eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake, eastern diamondback, diamond rattlesnake, diamond-back rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, diamond-back, diamond(-patch) rattler, eastern diamond-back (rattlesnake), eastern diamond rattlesnake, Florida diamond-back (rattlesnake), Florida rattlesnake, lozenge-spotted rattlesnake, rattler, rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, water rattle, water rattlesnake, and diamondback rattlesnake.
No. A crane is too large for a rattlesnake to eat.
There are two genera of rattlesnakes - Crotalus and Sistrurus. Each genus has a number of individual species such as:Crotalus viridis - prairie rattlesnakeCrotalus atrox - western diamondback rattlesnakeSistrurus catenatus - massasauga
Depends on the species. The tiny pigmy rattler grows only to 18-22 inches, and the largest species, eastern diamondback, can grow to be as much as eight feet on rare occasions.
Black bear, white tailed deer, raccoon, opossum, armadillo, alligator, coral snake, eastern diamondback rattler, red fox, grey fox.