Diamond-back rattlesnakes

Diamond-back rattlesnakes are most commonly found in the western United States. There are actually seven different sub species of Diamond back Rattlesnake. Some of the other common names that Diamond-back Rattlesnakes go by are: Western rattlesnake, northern Pacific rattlesnake, Pacific rattlesnake, black rattlesnake, Arizona diamond rattlesnake, black diamond rattlesnake, black snake, California rattlesnake, confluent rattlesnake, diamond-back rattlesnake, Great Basin rattlesnake, Hallowell's rattlesnake, Missouri rattlesnake, Oregon rattlesnake, Pacific rattler, rattlesnake, southern rattlesnake, western black rattlesnake, western rattler. The size and scale patterns of Diamond-back rattlesnakes vary a great deal.  The most snake bite deaths in Mexico and the United States are due to Diamondback Rattlesnakes.  Some other common names for Western Diamond-back Rattlesnakes include: Western diamondback rattlesnake, western diamond-backed rattlesnake, Adobe snake, Arizona diamond rattlesnake, coon tail, desert diamond-back, desert diamond rattlesnake, fierce rattlesnake, spitting rattlesnake, Texan rattlesnake, and the Texas diamond-back (rattlesnake). The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the heaviest venomous snake and largest rattlesnake found in the United States.  Some other names it is commonly referred to as are: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake, eastern diamondback, Florida diamondback, Florida rattlesnake, lozenge-spotted rattlesnake, southeastern diamondback rattlesnake, southeastern diamond-backed rattler, southern woodland rattler, and the water rattlesnake.