Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. adamanteus
Binomial name
	Crotalus adamanteus; Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
Synonyms
	Crotalus adamanteus ; Palisot de Beauvois, 1799; Crotalus rhombifer ; Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801; Crotalus rhombiferus ; — Brickell, 1805; Crotalus adamanteus var. adamanteus ; — Jan, 1858; C[audisona]. adamantea ; — Cope, 1867; Crotalus adamanteus adamanteus ; — Cope, 1875; Crotalus adamanteus pleistofloridensis ; Brattstrom, 1954; Crotalus giganteus ; Brattstrom, 1954; Crotalus adamanteus ; — Klauber, 1956;

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. No subspecies are recognized.

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