Thursday, Feb 14, 2008 @09:59am CST
The Rattlesnake Round-Up focuses on the Western Diamondback, or Texas Diamondback Rattlesnake.
Here are some facts about this venomous snake.
- Scientific name: Crotalus Atrox
- Range: Central and Western Texas, through Southern New Mexico, Arizona,
and into Southern California.
- Habitat: Dry, rocky, shrub covered terrain where they
can conceal themselves.
- Status: Aggressive and easily excitable. Notorious for its
fatal bite!
- Diet in the wild: Rabbit, mice, rats, gophers, sparrows, and ground
squirrels.
- Diet in the zoo: Rats, mice, and rabbits.
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Largest rattlesnake in North America.
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Triangular shaped head.
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The coloration can vary from gray,
brown, pink, or yellow, with light brown to blackish diamond shaped blotches,
which face towards the tail.
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The tail has black, white, or light
gray with rings around it.
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There is a lightly colored stripe
from the corner of the mouth to behind the eyes.
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