When they shed it leaves a layer of dead skin behind as their rattler.
Yes. It's officail name is Diamondback Rattlesnake.
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Eastern diamondback is in some areas.
Western diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus atrox.Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus adamanteus.
Yes, it is the largest venomous snake in Florida.
The diamondback is in the animal kingdom, as are all reptiles.
The eastern diamondback is larger than the timber rattlesnake, and they would probably ignore each other in the wild.
See the image above of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
A rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
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