Snake Venom does not have any specific name. It is just referred to as "Rattle Snake Venom"
The Rattlesnake venom is highly Hemotoxic. The venom travels through the bloodstream, destroying tissue and causing swelling, internal bleeding and intense pain. Some subspecies also contain a neurotoxic component in their venom that may cause paralysis. Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal to adult humans. If an anti-venom treatment is given within the first 1-2 hours, the probability of recovery is nearly 99%.
Rattlesnakes defense mechanism is actually called venom. There are different types of venom in rattlesnakes including hemotoxin and neurotoxin.
It is called Venom
it's called venom.
no they do not they poison there prey with venom
Rattlesnakes are called rattlesnakes in the desert and elsewhere.
Yes, if they wanted to. But The Rattle Snake Would Die Wouldnt They Because Of The Rattle Not true. The rattle contains no poison and is only used to warn others which therefore wouldn't kill the snakes. Rattlesnakes are also immune to their own poison as well. Rattlesnakes have venom, not poison.
According to one herpetologist yes Gopher Snakes like their cousin the Kingsnake are relatively immune from the poison of the Rattlesnake and can and do eat Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes are venomous, they are not poisonous. A poison must be ingested to cause harm while a venom nut be injected. Venom form a rattlesnake is not a poison and can usually be safely ingested unless the person has an open wound in the mouth or digestive track.
A group of rattlesnakes is called a rhumbaThey usually aren't found in groups but the name for a group of rattlesnakes is a rhumba. (I have no idea why though!)
They do not have a technical name, they are just called females>
No there are no Rattlesnakes on Martha's Vineyard. However there are Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts. They are called Timber Rattlesnakes and they are found in the Blue Hills Reservation near Boston, and the Connecticut River Valley and the Berkshires. Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts are ENDANGERED so it is illegal to kill, Harm, or Harass these reptiles.
Pit organs
the poison tooth of a snake is called a thrike.
Urushiol
Yes, they are pit vipers, like rattlesnakes and copperheads.