Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

 Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the north america's poisonous snake. In a year 300 people dead in his bite. It have a rattle.

Geographic range

C. adamanteus is found in the southeastern United States from southeastern North Carolina, south along the coastal plain through peninsular Florida to the Florida Keys, and west along the Gulf Coast through southern Alabama and Mississippi to southeastern Louisiana. The original description for the species does not include a type locality, although Schmidt (1953) proposed it be restricted to "Charleston, South Carolina" 

Conservation status

This species is currently under review for being added to the Endangered Species List by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service due to their recent declines, and their current population represents only 3% of their historical population.

Behavior

Like most rattlesnakes, this species is terrestrial and not adept at climbing. However, they have on occasion been reported in bushes and trees, apparently in search of prey. Even large specimens have been spotted as high as 10 m above the ground.

Feeding

 As the juveniles are capable of swallowing adult mice, even they do not often resort to eating slimmer prey, such as lizards. In fact, eastern cottontails and marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus) form the bulk of their diets in most parts of Florida. Squirrels, rats, and mice are also eaten, along with birds such as towhees and bobwhite quail.

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