• Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

    =====================
    Posted 08/15/2025
    =====================


    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

    =====================
    Addendum: 01/10/2026
    =====================


    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Venomous Snake Size

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

New member
Joined
Feb 14, 2004
Messages
229
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Location
USA
What is the largest, weight or length, crotalus you have ever encountered?
 
The largest Crotalus I've found would have to be a male atrox that was probably around 5.5 ft or so. While WDB's can reach upwards of 7 ft, most of the several hundred I've found were no larger than 4. Seen pics from others though that were absolute monsters, possibly exceeding the big guy I found.
 
the recognized world record, for any venomous snake weight, is 28 pounds for an eastern diamondback. the biggest i have ever worked with is a timber rattlesnake that is on display at the Chattanooga nature center. she was a little over 10 pounds. (pictures available at www.ChuckHurd.com) the largest in my personal collection is a canebrake rattlesnake. she is a fresh w/c from sc and a little over 7 pounds. i am sure i could push her past 10 easily with over feeding. hope this helps.
 
I am more interested in the overall length of any rattlers found in the US.
Anyone know of any exceeding 7' in length?
 
Back
Top