The snake turned out to be a canebrake rattlesnake, one of the deadliest snakes in the United States.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then authorities were able to positively identify the culprit as a juvenile canebrake rattlesnake, one of the deadliest snakes in the United States.
From the washingtonpost.com
The venom from a canebrake rattlesnake can be particularly harmful, but a young snake is not usually large enough to deliver enough to be lethal, Myers said.