Hard to blame the snake for defending itself. Of the three Southeastern rattlesnakes, the smallest is the pygmy; a large one is only 2 feet long. The biggest rattlesnake is the eastern diamondback ...

Pygmy Rattlesnake's diet consists of frogs, lizards, small snakes, amphibians and small rodents. "Eastern Pygmy Rattlesnake is listed as Threatened by TWRA and considered rare to very rare and ...