Rare and much more fascinating than any other snake in its biome the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is a heavy bodied snake with a rectangular shaped head and two dark diagonal lines on each side of its face running from the eyes to its jaws. With its dark diamond shaped patterned back and black and white bands just above its rattles. This intriguing and luring skin texture is pretty to look at however it is a venomous pit viper found in the southwest. Their name is derived from the dark diamond-shaped patterns along their back and the part of its region.
The ironic rattle at the end of the diamondback’s tail is made up of proteins harden by the name of Keratin, this protein is in constant to the protein …show more content…
It typically lives in elevations from below sea level up to 6500 feet, the diamondback species ranges throughout the southwestern United States and northern half of Mexico. Throughout its habitat diamondbacks have many predators and not always because the predator wants to eat them. Animals such as deer, cows and horses regard the diamondback as a threat and they may try to trample or stomp the snake. Eagles, hawks, coyote, bobcats or fox are predators who look at these snakes as a source of …show more content…
One way to stay clear of these diamondbacks is to avoid being in their habitat during warm weather especially and always be sure to carry a phone with you in rattlesnake country, and hike with a friend, never go alone! Keep a sharp eye out for rattlesnakes, and watch every step. Its signature “rattle” sound is one of the most recognizable and distinct sounds in nature so be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for the black and white diamonded printed body and shivering rattle and it’s legend is said that older diamondbacks has a more dull and hard to see rattle so those are the ones that move the quickest and make the most silent rattle noise so watch out and listen