How do rattlesnakes form their rattle?

Answer 1

The rattlesnake's menacing sound comes from its rattle tail. The rattle is composed of a series of nested, hollow beads which are actually modified scales from the tail tip. The rattling occurs when the snakes are threatened.

Answer 2

When born, baby rattlesnakes have a button of thick, dead skin on the tip of their tail. Each time they shed their skin a new segment of the rattle is left behind which interlocks with the previous segment.

Answer 3

A rattle snake makes the rattle sound my hitting the dead bits of skin on the end of their tail together also the louder the rattle the bigger the snake hope it helps;/

Answer 4

From dead skin