they seldom bathe!
Copperheads This is, in fact, myth. Copperheads do not smell like cucmber and rattlesnakes do not smell like watermelon.
Copperheads This is, in fact, myth. Copperheads do not smell like cucmber and rattlesnakes do not smell like watermelon.
A snake can good smell and detectors for heat.
Rattlesnakes do not actually smell like cucumbers; however, some people have reported a cucumber-like odor when a rattlesnake is distressed or feels threatened. This scent is often attributed to the specific chemicals released by the snake, which can vary among individual snakes. It's worth noting that this perception of smell is subjective and not universally experienced.
Sort of. All snakes, not just rattlesnakes, and some lizards have a Jacobson's organ on the roof of the mouth. Reptiles with this trait flick the tongue out to gather scents and then flick them into the Jacobson's organ.
I've been told it means you are close by a rattlesnakes den, not always an actual rattlesnake.
Yes, rattlesnakes do decay and cause a real stink when dead. I have held dozens and dozens of rattlesnakes as captives. Occasionally, one would die and go undetected for a day or two and, believe me, they can quickly raise a stink in the house.
they smell like snake
Rattlesnakes are called rattlesnakes in the desert and elsewhere.
There are no rattlesnakes in Scotland.
Rattlesnakes do not have eyelashes.
nobody, rattlesnakes are solitary