If indeed that is a legit picture, that looks more like a western diamondback. The very distinctive and pronounced zebra stripes on the tail end makes me question the claim of it being an eastern.
Dr. B
I was thinking the same thing and googled pics of both yesterday. Easterns are usually more subdued stripes.
No need to argue with genius jake, the snake expert. He just ain’t getting it. The point is, it’s not a timber rattler, and that’s all that exists in the area where they claim it was killed. At that point, who would believe any of the made up pic/story?
