The young man in the picture is almost 6ft tall. Just because the "record" eastern diamondback is 96" (8 ft) long, it does not mean there are not larger ones yet to be found!
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
It is a big snake but they did the typical put it in a pole and hold it 6 feet closer to the camera than the man angle. I would love to see a tape measure next to the snake.
The snake in the picture is an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. This is apparent because of the black and gold diamond-patterning and, of course, the rattle. This species does not reach eight and a half feet long.
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