The combination of their bright body colors and striking eyes makes them one of the most visually stunning reptiles. The ...

The timber rattlesnake and the eastern diamondback are both vipers of the ... cat-like pupils and a large sensory pit between their nostrils and eye on each side of their face.

and the infrared-sensitive pit between its eye and nostril. HABITAT: Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes require large tracts of open-canopy habitats. Although the snakes once thrived in the abundant ...

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake — the largest rattlesnake in the world — has amazing adaptations for capturing prey (but poses little threat to humans). Each snake is equipped with a pair of long, ...

The western diamondback made it up about 28 ... The desire to maintain rattlesnakes as a scary monster in the eyes of some will make even cut-and-dry demonstrations like this meaningless.” ...