Experts described the baby rattlesnake as “amelanistic, meaning it lacks black pigment.”
, four men were hiking in Taylor County last month when they spotted a baby eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
Eastern diamondbacks, even young ones, are mainly brown in color with large, dark diamonds with cream borders., FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute described the baby rattlesnake as “amelanistic, meaning it lacks black pigment.” Researchers said because the snake is so light, it’s less camouflaged and more susceptible to predators.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas and is the largest rattlesnake.
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