Table 7 Snout-vent length, weight and body condition index (BCI) of M. l. lebetina compared to large North American rattlesnake species (Crotalus spp., USA)

 Scientific name

M. lebetina

C. adamanteus

C. atrox

C. horridus

C. oreganus

 Common name

Blunt-nosed viper

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Western diamondback rattlesnake

Timber rattlesnake

Western rattlesnake

 Distribution

Eurasia to Central and South Asia

Southeastern USA

Southwestern North America

Eastern to Central USA

Western North America

 Maximum ToL (cm)

150 (Cyprus); 218–230 (mainland)

244

213

189

163

 Origin

Wild, Cyprus

Captive, North Carolina

Wild, Oklahoma

Wild, Virginia

Wild, California

 SVL (cm)

116.5

168.8

152.0

140.7

109.0

 TaL (cm)

14.5

16.0

–

11.3

9.0

 Weight (g)

1441

4850 (“4.85 kg”)

2776

3509

1150

 BCI (K)

91

101

79

126

89

 Reference

This study

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S. Goetz pers. comm. 29 January 2018

B. Putman pers. comm. 19 January 2018