Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeIdentify and learn about the area's deadly poisonous snakes.
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North America's Deadliest Snake
The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is North America's largest venomous snake. It feeds on rabbits, squirrels, rats and birds. This snake is most likely to be found in pine flatwoods and fallow, brushy fields bordered by forests. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is considered by some people the most dangerous snake found in the southeastern U.S.; however, it is becoming increasingly rare. Specimens have been captured as a large as 8 feet long and weighing 15 pounds, but the average size is about 5 feet. Between 7 and 18 young are born in August or September. Fortunately this snake is unlikely to strike at a person unless provoked.
This snake was found in a suburban backyard just 3 miles from downtown Sarasota.
The bite of an eastern diamondback is a medical emergency
- even getting immediate medical treatment does not guarantee survival.
The sound of a rattlesnake is loud and distinctive -
easily audible up to 30 feet away in an outdoor setting.
Play the video below to listen to the characteristic rattle.
rattlesnake video |
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