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.
The eastern diamondback is found in the southeastern United States and the western diamondback is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) lives in the deserts in the western United States.
For a range map of the western diamondback rattlesnake, click on this link.
Western diamondback rattlesnakes are found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Western diamondbacks are found only in North America, in the United States and Mexico.
Western diamondbacks live in the southwestern United States and Mexico while eastern diamondbacks live in the southeastern states.
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.
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 Eastern Diamondback is found in the southeastern United States from southeastern North Carolina south, including Florida and the Florida Keys. It is also found along the Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi through SE Louisiana. The Western Diamondback is found in the Southwestern United States and in Mexico. It is also found in central Arkansa and SE California.
A snake that is black with white diamonds on its back is likely a diamondback water snake (Nerodia rhombifer). It is a non-venomous species found in the southeastern United States. Another possibility could be the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), which is venomous and found in the southeastern U.S. too.
Yes, the diamondback snake, specifically the western diamondback rattlesnake, does inhabit desert regions in North America. They are commonly found in deserts, grasslands, and scrublands throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
There are approximately 20 species of venomous snakes in the United States. 16 species of rattlesnakes, 2 species of coral snakes, one species of cottonmouth (or water moccasin), and one species of copperhead. The most fatal bites are attributed to the eastern and western diamondback rattlesnake. While there are more cases of Copperhead bites than Rattlesnakes, their venom is less toxic.