Scientific classification of the red diamond rattlesnake:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: C. ruber
Yes - the Rattlesnake is in the Phylum Chordata.
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.
The rattle snakes belong to the phylum 'Chordata'
The color of the snake is reddish and blends in to the color or the sand in its environment.
Red Diamondback rattlesnakes, like all rattlesnakes, are equipped with fangs and venom and will use them if threatened .
Western diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus atrox.Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus adamanteus.
Diamond-Back Rattlesnake
It has diamond shaped patterns on its scale, hence this is why it is called Diamond back.
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Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: SquamataFamily: ColubridaeGenus: Elaphespecies: guttataPlease do not get this confused with the protist because that is not the right classification!
Crotalus adamanteus
Diamond BacK Rattlesnake