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Recent Examples of diamondback rattlesnake
Newsweek has previously mapped the habitat of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, as well as the black widow and brown recluse spiders.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At first, the friends thought the snake was a non-venomous water snake, but realized later, once the snake had swam closer, that the reptile was a venomous diamondback rattlesnake.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Why rattlesnakes are beneficial:Arizona's famous reptile deserves respect Common Arizona rattlesnake species
Western diamondback rattlesnake.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Genomic analysis of the western diamondback rattlesnake demonstrated that venom metalloproteinases evolved from a single ancestral gene.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At first, the friends thought the snake was a non-venomous water snake, but realized later, once the snake had swam closer, that the reptile was a venomous diamondback rattlesnake.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Why rattlesnakes are beneficial:Arizona's famous reptile deserves respect Common Arizona rattlesnake species
Western diamondback rattlesnake.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Genomic analysis of the western diamondback rattlesnake demonstrated that venom metalloproteinases evolved from a single ancestral gene.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamondback rattlesnake
Noun
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Start with her novel The Essex Serpent, which brings a contemporary psychoanalytical lens to a lurid Victorian fantasia of a plot about a massive sea serpent terrorizing a small town.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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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
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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
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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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In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 May 2025
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The snakes come from the elapid family and include cobras, mambas, taipans, coral snakes, and kraits — among other venomous species.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 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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Such an enormous size is mind-blowing compared to that of modern sea snakes.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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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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But a few days ago, Cockerham’s son saw a black racer come out of the lemongrass.—
Hannah Farrow,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2024
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That told them that the snake was likely a venomous adult water moccasin.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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Among them are the rattlesnake, cottonmouth (or water moccasin), copperhead and coral snake.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 June 2024
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“Diamondback rattlesnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamondback%20rattlesnake. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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