There are about 36 species and 60-70 subspecies, all of them found in the Americas. The whole rattlesnake group is undergoing some revisions at this time and several subspecies have been nominated for full species status. Actual population figures are not known.
Exact numbers are hard to say, but it is found there in 21 counties, and listed as threatened.
In the wild, animals such as hawks, eagles, coyotes, and other snakes are known to eat rattlesnakes.
Yes, rattlesnakes are multi-cellular.
It is important for Rattlesnakes to have some kind of shelter from the weather and predators in the wild. They take shelter in small crevices, under rocks, and in gopher burrows.
hawks, bald eagles, roadrunners, and wild turkeys
Rattlesnakes have 2 eyes, one on either side of the head.
The timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, is threatened or endangered over much of its range. In Connecticut, the species is limited to a few wild areas, and the current population is unknown, but it is rare, but present there.
There is no certain amount of how many rattlesnakes are born at one time, but the average amount of rattlesnakes born at one time is usually less than 15, and around 10 or 12.
Rattlesnakes commonly live in hot climates in holes in the ground or, to put it technically, burrows. They sometimes go to other burrows in hope of finding food like wild rabbits, but usually it is not successful.
Some examples of animals that eat rattlesnakes in their natural habitat include kingsnakes, hawks, eagles, and roadrunners. These predators help control rattlesnake populations in the wild.
Rattlesnakes, scorpions, wild horses,spiders, coyotes, wolves, mountain lions, cougars and texans.
Rattlesnakes are called rattlesnakes in the desert and elsewhere.