Meet our diamondback rattlesnake

Mouse the albino Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake yawning after eating a rat. If you look carefully you’ll see a shed fang hanging from his right side. Venomous snakes are constantly shedding their fangs. There are 2-3 replacement fangs behind the main one. When that one falls out, the next fang in line will take its place. Sometimes the shed fangs will fall out of the snakes mouth, but more commonly, they are swallowed. This does not hurt the snake, and fang will come out the other end 💩. #ratt

This patternless western diamondback rattlesnake has been here at KRZ for about 8 years. Crotalus atrox. #crotalus #diamondback #venomislife #venom #venomous #snake #pitviper | Kentucky Reptile Zoo

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake RATTLING Its Tail. 🐍😲 This is an extract from my docu-series Snake Heroes USA. In this short video, you can clearly see how the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake rattles its tail to ward off any potential predator. This is the longest venomous snake in North America and even though it is highly venomous and should not be underestimated, snakebites from this species are rare and it is usually very reluctant to bite. 🐍😲 #venom #snakes #rattlesnake #venomoussnakes

Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake venom extraction. This video@has been slowed down during the bite and initial venom release. Crotalus adamanteus #rattlesnake #venomislife #venomoussnake #reptiles #reptilezoo #redrivergorge #snake #reptile #kyreptilezoo #snakes #pitviper #crotalus #crotalusadamanteus | Kentucky Reptile Zoo

Fun morning! This is the second #easterndiamondbackrattlesnake I rescued from the SAME yard in less then 24hrs! Video coming soon to the YouTube channel! Anyhow, have a look at this awesome snake! North America’s largest venomous snake species and has the most dangerous bite do to its size, and amount of venom delivered. Good thing for us, they have a very loud way of warning us not to mess with them. This guy had enough of my attention and after a half hr of being caught, stuffed in a bag, boun