The western diamondback lives in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The eastern diamondback lives in the southeastern United States. To view a range map of the two species click on this link.
The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) lives in the deserts in the western United States.
The habitat of the rattlesnake is restricted to the western hemisphere - the Americas.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.The western diamondback rattlesnake.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes do not live in the desert. Western diamondbacks do.
They do not live underground but will seek shelter there from intense heat or cold.
Rattlesnakes use their fangs and venom as a defense.
No, diamondback rattlesnakes prefer the warmer deserts of the southwest and do not live in Montana.
rattlesnakes live solitary
Both the eastern and western diamondback rattlesnakes are known to live in excess of 20 years if they survive the first few months after birth when they are especially vulnerable to predation.
Western diamondbacks are found only in North America, in the United States and Mexico.
hawks, bald eagles, roadrunners, and wild turkeys
Rattlesnakes have lungs and gas exchange occurs there.