eastern diamondback rattlesnake
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The venomous snakes are the eastern coral snake, the southern copperhead, the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake and the dusky pygmy rattlesnake.
From Fox News
"The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is a large, impressive, and potentially dangerous snake. It can strike up to 2/3 its body length; a 6-foot individual may strike 4 feet. These factors, as well as others, make this a snake that should be simply left alone and not bothered," the Florida Museum warns on its website.
From Fox News
In the last four years, 31-year-old Kyle Cook has been struck by lightning, bitten by a venomous spider and - most recently - attacked by an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake in his backyard in Lakeland.
From Washington Times
On a recent Tuesday, Ripa pulled an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake out of a carrying container in the hospital’s auditorium as a crowd of doctors, nurses, surgeons and other staffers looked on.
From Washington Times
For instance, visitors can see an eastern diamondback rattlesnake snap its fangs into a virtual rodent, or try to identify bats by their unique calls.
From Washington Post
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