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title: "Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake"
description: "Crotalus adamanteus — Rettili. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

> Crotalus adamanteus — Rettili. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae.

- Scientific name: *Crotalus adamanteus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4599
- Wikidata: [Q744532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53491](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53491)

## Names

- en: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
- de: Diamant-Klapperschlange
- es: Cascabel de diamantes oriental
- fr: Crotale diamantin
- nl: Diamantratelslang
- pl: Grzechotnik diamentowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (4002)

## Summary

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 the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. No subspecies are recognized.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_diamondback_rattlesnake

## Photo

![Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kent P. McFarland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17329865

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).