Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

An Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) in a defensive posture ready to strike with its rattle next to its head. You can easily see directly into both of its heat sensitive pits.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) rattling.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) pattern.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake's (Crotalus adamanteus) tail and rattle.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Closeup of an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake's (Crotalus adamanteus) head.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Extreme closeup of an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus).

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) coiled and rattling.

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) closeup.

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus)

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus)

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler's (Crotalus horridus) tail and rattle.

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) closeup, at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) closeup, at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Timber Rattler

Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) closeup, at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake

Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) at the Jacksonville Zoo and Garden.

Aruba Island Rattlesnake

Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor) at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake's Rattle

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake's Rattle (Crotalus adamanteus). This is an older snake. You can tell by looking at the width of the rattle. The rattle is about the same width throughout its length, indicating that the snake is not growing much. Rattles are fragile, notice the hole in the rattle. The holes usually come from the rattle being hit against something.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

A closeup of an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake's Head (Crotalus adamanteus).

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) pattern at midbody. The diamonds are obvious, but note the keeled scales (line down the center of each scale) which are one of the identifying characteristics.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) body just above its tail. Note the keeled scales (line down the center of each scale) which are one of the identifying characteristics.

Massasauga Rattlesnake

This is a massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). Massasauga, is an Ojibwe (Native AmericanTribe) word meaning big river-mouth, which probably referred to the area where the rattlesnake was found. They are also known as; massasauga, massasauga rattler, black massasauga, black rattler, black snapper, gray rattlesnake, little grey rattlesnake, muck rattler, prairie rattlesnake, spotted rattler, swamp rattler, víbora de cascabel (Mexico), dwarf prairie rattlesnake, eastern massasauga great adder, ground rattlesnake, Kirtland's rattlesnake, little black rattlesnake, Michigan point rattler, prairie massasauga, rattlesnake, small prairie rattlesnake, snapper, swamp massasauga, swamp rattlesnake, and triple-spotted rattlesnake.

Timber Rattler

This is a Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus). They’re also known as; American Viper; Banded Rattlesnake; Velvettail Rattler; Canebrake Rattlesnake; Eastern Rattlesnake; Black Rattlesnake; Canebrake Rattler; Seminole Rattlesnake; Timber Rattlesnake; Pit Viper; Common Rattlesnake.

Santa Catalina Rattlesnake

This is a light color phase, Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis). It is a medium size rattlesnake, and its main identifying characteristic, is that it "has no rattle.” The snake’s tail only produces buttons that fall off every time it sheds its skin. As the name implies, this rattlesnake is only found on the Island of Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

Mexican Lance-headed Rattlesnake

This is a Mexican Lance-headed Rattlesnake (Crotalus polystictus). They are a small rattlesnake, that is native to central Mexico. They are also called; Mexican lanceheaded rattlesnake, Lance-headed Rattlesnake, or Víbora-cascabel Ocelada (Spanish).

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Albino, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)