The eastern diamondback is distinguished from other snakes by its large size; dorsal pattern of diamonds; yellowish, unpatterned belly ... the skin trade, vehicle strikes and other human-driven ...

The trade-off of this hardy external layer is that it doesn't expand; it remains relatively inflexible and constricts the ...

and they all come in an array of colors and patterns. Covering every black snake that had white on its belly is quite a task, ...