Shawn,
Please post the picture .. I've heard other first hand sightings of EDB's that size but research I did on snakes several years ago says they don't get that big. I would love to have the oportunity to catch one.
Your'e right, although the Western Diamond Back venom is more potent it only injects apx 100 miligrams while the Eastern Diamond Back injects 500 miligrams causing much more tissue damage & making it much more dangerous. Pit vipers venom attacks mussle tissue so the greater amount of venom in the EDB is more likely to lead to amputation if not treated quickly.
