Like most snakes, a dimoandback rattlesnake's first choice will be to hide or flee. However, if the snake feels it is cornered or that it cannot escape, it will rattle its tail as a warning. As a last resort the rattlensake will inflict a venomous bite, which is extremely painful and potentially fatal.
The diamondback rattle snake.
Yes. All snakes are carnivores.
There are two species of diamondback rattlesnakes and both have a diamond-shaped pattern on their backs. The western is found in the southwestern United States and the eastern species is found in the southeast.
Actually four different poisonous snakes are in the Everglades. The Eastern diamondback rattle snake. The Cotton mouth. Coral snake and the Dusky Pygmy rattlesnake live there.
The Diamondback Rattle Snake is native to southern regions of North America.
Rattle snake bites are considered to be dangerous if not treated on time. Most of the venomous snake bites reported are from rattle snakes.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest snake in North America, followed by the western diamondback. The eastern can reach eight feet in length, the western, seven.
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.
Impossible to answer accurately. The segments (or 'buttons') of a rattle-snake's tail only indicate the number of times the snake has shed - not the number of years it's been alive. And, rattlesnakes do not grow 12 feet long. The largest species, the eastern diamondback, has a maximum potential length of eight feet, which is the record for this snake.
Yes, it is the largest venomous snake in Florida.
BLACK TAIL RATTLE SNAKE CAINEBRAKE RATTLESNAKE EASTERN DIMOND BACK RATTLE SNAKE MASSASAUGA RATTLE SNAKE MOJAVE RATTLE SNAKE PACIFIC RATTLE SNAKE PIGMY RATTLE SNAKE PRARRIE RATTLE SNAKE SIDE WATERS SPECKELED RATTLED SNAKE TIMBER RATTLE SNAKE AND WERSTERN DIMOND BACK RATTLE SNAKE
Go directly to the hospital for antivenin injections.