Record #:

8198

Author(s):

Snelson, Franklin F.; Palmer, William M.

Abstract:

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest and most impressive of all the venomous snakes in North Carolina. Adults measure between four and five feet, but some exceed six feet in length. This snake lives mostly in the Coastal Plain and is slow to retreat when its habitat is invaded. Its diet consists of rabbits and other small mammals.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Mar 1967, p23, il

Subject(s):

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake