Rattlesnakes rarely "hunt" for food but lay in ambush for the prey to come to them - small animals such as mice, rats, squirrels as well as small birds and an occasional lizard.
First of all, rattlesnakes do not ignore animals. They hunt them for food. Secondly, Rattlesnakes, like all animals, have a sense of sight. They can tell the difference between a plant, which they don't eat, and an animal, which they do.
Rattlesnakes rarely "hunt" for food but lay in ambush for the prey to come to them - small animals such as mice, rats, squirrels as well as small birds and an occasional lizard.
Rattlesnakes have heat-sensitive 'pits' on their mouths. They find their food by detecting the warmth given off by rodents (their favourite food). They either lie in wait to 'ambush' their prey, or actively 'hunt' for food.
Rattlesnakes are secondary consumers.
It allows them to hunt in the dark
small mammals and commonly other reptiles
no rattle snakes hunt alone or solitire they may hunt or help their wife but hunt alone for the reason of stealth.....
Rattlesnakes are found in nearly all of the 48 contiguous states. However, some states require a permit of prohibit the collecting of rattlesnakes.
The food that it get has a juice inside it
Rattlesnakes are carnivores, they eats small animals like mice and rats.
food
Some hunt them for the meat and skin, others capture them to obtain their venom, which is used in the manufacture of antivenin, to treat snakebite.