Have you seen this thing?

that is so cool, but what type of rattler is it can some one tell me?

eastern rattle snake a big one

could it be a dimond back.

is that an eastern dimond back?

Actually that is a Western Diamondback
Crotalus atrox
Looks to be a long term captive, not a recent wild collected snake.

thanxs but how do you tell the differencs between a wastern and a eastern?

Easterns are much darker with blacks, blues, browns and yellows of varying shades. They also don't have the distinct black and white bands on the tail. The head is different, the eyes are set lower on the head than the C. atrox etc etc Basically it is a completely different snake. Much like a mouse and a rat. Very similar but yet very different!

Also keep in mind that that is a big snake no doubt, but the camera angle makes it look much larger. That pole is probably at least 4 feet probably longer so it makes the snake look big compared to the guy. I'll bet that snake is 5 and a half to maybe 6 feet. Maybe a little more....

This is about as big as they get...

Another thing is Easterns don't exist in Texas..

Hell, meant to also say that that must be highly straining the snake's neck..
Two hooks would have worked just as nice..

i have seen this picture before that snake is dead.it isnt sitting on that hook,the hiik is going through his neck.

Dead? rigor mortis?

I can asure you this snake is alive and well

that snake is really dead you can even see the hook going through its neck just taking a closer look at the picture

If the snake was dead, the body would be straight and the head wouldn't be up like that...