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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus
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Serps a sunaglia MorsasMangia: Charn
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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

Viva en
Southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina through Florida to the Florida Keys, and west to southeastern Louisiana1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
It lives in upland dry pine forests, flatwoods, sandhills, coastal hammocks, cypress swamps and salt marshes. It often shelters in burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises.1
Lunghezza
1,1 m fin 2,4 m (3,6 ft fin 7,9 ft)1
Paisa
800 g fin 15 kg (1,8 lb fin 34 lb)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It hunts small mammals, especially rabbits and rice rats, and also eats birds. It either actively searches for prey or waits coiled in ambush for up to a week. After striking and releasing its prey, it follows the scent trail the dying animal leaves.1
Propi!Foto da Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Foto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
  • A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
  • A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
  • Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
  • A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its venom contains more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.1

Sch'el morda

  • Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, tegna il member mors a l'autezza dal cor, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake circa 2,4 m lung (7,9 ft)Il velo d'in creschì circa 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto circa 4,5 m (15 ft)

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 4 giats da chasa
uschè lung sco 5 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 13 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 86 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Eastern diamondback rattlesnake cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1

2

In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1

3

It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1

4

It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1

5

Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1

6

Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.

Vardad: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Crotalus adamanteus
Gruppa
Serps a sunaglia
Famiglia
Viperidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
America dal Nord
Poppins
It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
Privel per umans
4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus adamanteus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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