It has developed resistance to the venom of the western diamondback rattlesnake. Western diamondback rattlesnakes are also found in Philmont. The noise belongs to Rattlesnake Jake, the Western diamondback rattlesnake from the first movie. Junior wakes up and finds himself face-to-face with a western diamondback rattlesnake. Currently, western diamondback rattlesnakes are not threatened or endangered. Two species of rattlesnakes are found in the park, western diamondback and black-tail. Venomous species of snakes include the sidewinder, western diamondback and Great Basin rattlesnakes. Striped whipsnake ("Masticophis taeniatus"), and Western diamondback rattlesnake ("Crotalus atrox"). Most fatal bites are attributed to the eastern diamondback rattlesnake and the western diamondback rattlesnake.