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Most dangerous specie of ratlesnake
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by RattleAbe on May 3, 2009
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HI
THIS IS aBE FROM iTALY
WAHAT ABOUT THE dangerous kind od rattlesnake?( maybe easter or MOJAVE rattlesnake?
thank
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by Crotalusssp on May 3, 2009
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This will get different responses based on personal experience. The most dangerous rattlesnakes I have ever personally worked with were large Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus). The reason why I say this is that I have had them be completely calm one second then get very jumpy the next. Their venom drop for drop may not be as potent as an eastern or mojave, but it is certainly very strong and dangerous especially from certain geographic locations.
Charles
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by AquaHerp on May 3, 2009
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If you are asking about the United States:
Mojave (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus) gets the top prize. Type A of course.
On the other hand, a large c. adamananteus can deliver a substantial amouunt of venom. Sometimes it's all about the volume.
When you get south of the border you get into a whole new realm of rattlesnakes with powerful neurotoxins.
DH
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by Amabilis on May 3, 2009
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Well I agree that you will get several different responses to this question. Although in my experience (15yrs or so), I would have to say the common western diamondback (Crotalus Atrox). They are large (not as large as the Adamanteus), they often have a nasty nasty attitude and are not reluctant to bite. I have one particular speciman that I have had for about 10 years that is still a nasty piece of work. If I let my guard down I know she will take a piece of me.
Just my opinion
David
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by LarryDFishel on May 4, 2009
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You'll need to at least be a little more specific about what you mean by "dangerous".
Do you mean:
Most dangerous to handle?
Most dangerous in the wild?
Including how likely it is to bite you, or just the effects if you are bitten?
Considering likelihood of successful treatment?
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by toddg on May 4, 2009
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The most dangerous rattlesnake may not exist in the U.S.
I believe the neotropical rattlesnake (C.durissius terrificus) is responsible for more fatalities than any other rattlesnake.
In the U.S. however, many books on the subject will tell you that Eastern diamondbacks are widely regarded as Americas most dangerous snake. As others have already stated it all depends on what you mean by dangerous.
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by Rob_Carmichael on May 4, 2009
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Interesting discussion but as other mentioned, "most dangerous" can be interpreted in many different ways. The short answer is that the most dangerous rattlesnake is the one that just bit you but we hear that one all the time. You would probably need to take into consideration a variety of factors such as venom toxicity, population abundance and how that translates to abundance near human habitation and likeliness for human-snake interactions, a/v procurement, size of the snake, type of venom and within the same species, pain, venom-type (such as Type A for mojaves as Doug mentioned), etc. There are many factors and this is always an interesting topic. In the U.S., the scutulatus, helleri, adamanteus, atrox and horridus probably get top prize, however, some of the smaller species like tigris can inflict a very nasty bite (and I've talked to folks who've gotten nailed by various Sistrurus and said it was excruciating). When you start getting into the southern portions of the Crotalus range, you've got some nasty ones in terrificus, simus, culminatus - those are some frightening bites!
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
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