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Recent Examples of diamondback rattlesnake
How to identify a rattlesnake Rattlesnakes come in various forms across Texas, but the most common is the western diamondback rattlesnake.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Western diamondback rattlesnakes are venomous and found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
But here, in North America, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the undisputed king.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is known as being one of the most dangerous snakes in America.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Western diamondback rattlesnakes are venomous and found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
But here, in North America, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the undisputed king.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is known as being one of the most dangerous snakes in America.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamondback rattlesnake
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Until the early 20th century, stories of shark attacks were considered mariners’ tall tales, lumped in with mermaid and sea serpent sightings.—
Hans Walters,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Researchers will undoubtedly keep delving deep to investigate how so many real-life sea serpents thrived on our world.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In one YouTube video, Stanberry holds a venomous coral snake, explaining the differences between the species and other similar-looking snakes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the Southeast, there are several venomous snakes that could potentially cause an injury to a human or pet: three species of rattlesnakes (eastern diamondback, timber, and pygmy), copperhead, cotton mouth (also known as water moccasins), and coral snake, says Maerz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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Scott Reef is a remote ecosystem millions of years old that’s home to a diverse array of marine life including endangered dusky sea snakes and migratory pygmy blue whales.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Take, for example, a species of sea snake that inhabits the inland bays of New Caledonia, an island in the Pacific Ocean.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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According to World Atlas, a gopher snake once slithered aboard a motorboat on Lake Pleasant, and rattlesnakes have been filmed swimming across the surface.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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State Reptile: The black racer snake, adopted in 1995.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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In the Southeast, there are several venomous snakes that could potentially cause an injury to a human or pet: three species of rattlesnakes (eastern diamondback, timber, and pygmy), copperhead, cotton mouth (also known as water moccasins), and coral snake, says Maerz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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Copperhead snake size How to identify a cottonmouth snake Cottonmouths (also known as water moccasins) are venomous reptiles that are almost always found near water, basking in the sun on rocks, branches or along the water’s edge.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Diamondback rattlesnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamondback%20rattlesnake. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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