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Snakecollector, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons / https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Crotalus_adamanteus…IMAGE INFORMATION

Rattle Snake's Skin tanned as leather, from Georgia

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 1811

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 57

Notes:

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources there are three rattlesnake species found in Georgia: the pygmy, timber, and Eastern diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus), pictured here / https://georgiawildlife.com/georgiasnakes

Specimen Type:

Skins

Current Common Name:

Eastern diamondback

Current Scientific Name

Crotalus adamanteus