Scientific Name:
Crotalus adamanteus
Common Name:
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

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Habitat:
Native to souteastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina.

Description:
The most dangerous snake in the Southeast, the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake will quickly assume a defensive posture: body coiled, rattle erect and buzzing, neck flexed with head directly facing the source of annoyance.