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 * Western Diamondback Rattlesnake **

Do you like snakes or imparticular, Western Diamondback rattle snakes? Well if you do or if you don’t know about them to have some really cool facts about the Western Diamondback rattlesnake. The Western Diamondback is the largest Rattlesnake in North America and can grow to 3-7 ft in length! The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake’s specific name is //Crotalus atrox.//

The WDR classification is the reptile. It is cold blooded, and has dry scales. These two parts of the classification are very important. Also it lays leathery shelled egg, and It usualy3-7ft long. They have a triangular head, and are mostly found in North America.

** The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, (//Crotalus atrox// ), has a distinctive physical appearance that differs itself from the rest of snakes. The Western Diamondback is the largest rattlesnake in North America, and is also the heaviest. It can grow anywhere between three feet and seven feet! It has a triangular shaped head and pits beneath its nostrils that seek heat. There is a rattle on its tail. The colors are what make this creature stand out; the coloration can vary from gray, brown, pink, or yellow with brown or blackish diamond shaped blotches, which face its tail. There is also a lightly colored stripe from the corner of the mouth to behind the eyes. It also has a tail with black, white, or light gray rings around it. **

By period 3,Paul, Frank, Dylan, and Erica.