Juvenile Diamondback Rattlesnake Florida

They are not social snakes only coming together to mate or fight over territory.

Juvenile diamondback rattlesnake florida. A florida fish and wildlife biologist has made a extremely unusual discovery in north florida. Fwc says biologist pierson hill recently found the patternless eastern diamondback snake. The largest of florida s venomous snakes the diamondback used to be much more common than it is today. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake timber rattlesnake dusky pygmy.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2 4 m 7 8 ft in length and weighing 15 4 kg 34 lb. Five to six feet is not uncommon. The state record holder was eight feet. A massive eastern diamondback rattlesnake was spotted in florida over the weekend.

Even in our youth bounties were paid for these rattlesnakes because they were so easy to find and so large. The snake slithered across a 10 foot golf cart path in ponte vedra according to derek tyson who first spotted. Biologist pierson hill found the patternless eastern diamondback in north florida. Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes live in the southeastern united states.

The species can strike a distance up to two thirds of their body length which is why experts. Snake bite season runs from april to october in florida. A researcher has discovered an extremely unusual patternless eastern diamondback rattlesnake in northern florida. They are ambush predators that thrive in the underbrush.

Diamondback rattlesnakes grow to 6 feet in florida and can weigh 10 pounds the state reports. Photos posted on facebook and instagram show the snake without its typical patterns side by side with a. The vast majority of eastern diamondbacks a large venomous rattlesnake found. A diamondback rattlesnake can grow to a fearsome length.