Both species of diamondback rattlesnakes can grow to seven feet or more in length but the average for a larger rattlesnake species is 3-4 feet. Soe smaller species do not grow to even 2 feet as adults.
Few rattlesnakes live more than a few weeks or months because many, as babies, are killed and eaten by a variety of predators. However, the rattlesnake has the potential for living 20 years or more.
Rattlesnakes are born venomous. In fact, baby rattlers have more potent venom than the adult counterparts. Nevertheless, adult rattlers are more dangerous because they have far more venom in their bite than does a baby.
The eastern and western diamondbacks can reach, or exceed, seven feet but an average would be 3-5 feet in length.
15years in the wild but 17-19 years in captivity
rattle snakes get their rattles when they are born
Rattlesnakes are born with a single button and do not develop a "serviceable" rattle until after the second or third shed of skin.
Rattlesnakes have been known to give for 20 years or more.
Rattlesnakes can live 20 years or more. However, few survive their first year of life due to predators.
up to 32 years old.....
Rattlesnakes have rattles to warn predators to stay away from them or they will bite. Good question!
the rattles in its tail. :)
Rattlesnakes have an anal opening but no butt around it.
No, only rattlesnakes have rattles on their tails.
Yes, pit vipers do have rattles. Also, similarly to rattlesnakes, pit vipers have two organs that can sense radiation around them.
try rattle their tails to signal there presence
It is said that the rattlesnake developed this appendage while bison roamed in the millions across North America to prevent being stomped on.
There are 4 species of snakes referred to as "copperheads" but since the question was about having rattles, we may assume the person posing the question was referring to the Agkistrodon contortrix which shares its range with several types of rattlesnakes.Although both copperheads and rattlesnakes are in the Family Viperidae and the Sub-family Crotilinae, the copperhead is from the genus Agkistrodon whereas rattlesnakes are all from the genus Croatalus. Only rattlesnakes (Croatalus) have rattles (or rattlers for that matter).By the way, with respect to the other 3 "copperheads":The Australian Copperhead isn't even the same family (Elapidae)The Chinese Copperhead is the same sub-family, but is from the genus Deinagkistrodon.The Elaphe radiata, or copperhead rat snake is a non-venomous species found in southern Asia which is from a different family too (Colubridae).... and as already stated - since they are not rattlesnakes, they don't have rattles either.
They use there rattles by simply moving the muscle in there tail. They use it to scare away predators.
They normally drop their rattles when they get about ten segments long. Then they regrow the rattle.
An rattle is added per shed. Depending on age and feeding the animal could shed many times per year. Rattler size is not an measurement to age as rattles break off and shedding can be sporadic.
~They use their rattles to distract their attacker so they can strike at them and get away ~they can use there venom to bite the attacker.