The diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america.
Black diamond back snake.
This creature is also misidentified as the venomous rattlesnake or.
They are easily recognized by the black or brown diamond patterns down their body outlined in a light shade of yellow.
These pit vipers can grow to be eight feet long and can weigh up to ten pounds.
Some reach 8 feet in length and weigh up to 10 pounds.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake crotalus adamanteus is a species of venomous pit viper in the family viperidae the species is endemic to the southeastern united states it is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the americas and the largest rattlesnake no subspecies are recognized.
It lives in elevations from below sea level up to 6 500 feet.