Black Diamond Back Snake

These pit vipers can grow to be eight feet long and can weigh up to ten pounds.

Black diamond back snake.

The diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america. This creature is also misidentified as the venomous rattlesnake or. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in north america. Some reach 8 feet in length and weigh up to 10 pounds.

No subspecies are currently recognized. The diamondback water snake is the largest north american water snake also known as the diamond backed watersnake it is an extremely common species of non venomous snakes that is a member of the colubrid family they are often mistaken for the poisonous variety of the cottonmouth owing to its biting habit. The western diamondback rattlesnake or texas diamond back crotalus atrox is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the southwestern united states and mexico it is likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern mexico and the greatest number of snakebites in the u s.