Just a few yards from the beach front on Florida's west coast maritime islands you can find a relative abundance of Diamondback Rattlesnakes much to the dismay of many beach goers! This is the largest venomous snake, the largest rattlesnake, and the most venomous snake in America. They are easily identified by their large diamond markings on their back and of course their rattle. In this episode you will learn how to recognize or identify an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) and learn where they are found. This one was found at Honeymoon Beach State Park on the west coast of Florida near Tampa Bay. Attributions On road mfeaver, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rattle close up Mike Brady, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ready to strike evangrimes, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Snake swimming in shallow water dvollmar, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Head close-up TimVickers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Snake swimming in deep water Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Snake swimming away from viewer Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Range map derivative work: IvanTortuga (talk)BlankAmericas.png: FB, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons