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Are rattlesnake rattles made of the same material as your fingernails?
Yes.
Do rattlesnake shed skin over the rattles?
No, the rattle's skin sheds off, not the rattle itself.
Can a rattlesnake survive with his rattles cut off?
Yes. Sometimes they drop off as well.
What are the rattlesnake's traits?
It is a snake that rattles and is a awesome snake it lives in the grasslands mostly and can be poisonis.
How are the rattles created on a diamondback rattlesnake?
When they shed it leaves a layer of dead skin behind as their rattler.
What is the difference between a regular snake bite and a rattlesnake bite?
A nonvenomous snake bite will usually heave two parallel rows of tiny puncture wounds from the teeth. A rattlesnake bite will usually have two larger puncture wounds from the fangs. See the image of a rattlesnake bite above.
How often do rattlesnakes get new rattles?
They normally drop their rattles when they get about ten segments long. Then they regrow the rattle.
Do all sidewinder snakes have rattles?
No, almost any snake will move with a side-winding motion when on loose, hot sand. The sidewinder rattlesnake has perfected the movement. There is also a viper or two in Africa that has no rattles but uses the side-winding motion. The horned viper is a good example.
What do you do if a coiled rattlesnake hisses and rattles at you while you are horseback riding?
Move away from the area. Don't harass the animal.
Does the number of rattles a rattlesnake has effect how bad the bite is?
No - it's simply an indication of how many times the snake has shed !
How do you tell a male rattlesnake from a female?
I was told that the male rattlesnake's rattles get smaller from the body of the snake to the tip of the rattles Making a set of rattles in the shape of a Christmas tree and the female rattlesnake's rattles are the same width from the body of the snake until the tip of the rattles. I was told the by a taxidermist. The rattles of a male rattelsnake lay vertical and the female lay horizontal (flat)
Is a rattlesnake a young snake?
No a rattlesnake is a specific type of snake. They have rattles at the end of their tail that they shake to warn others around them. They do this before striking to scare predators away but if you get closer they will strike and bite you.
