Rattlesnakes

Each particular rattlesnake has its own preferences. Some will only eat live prey or live prey which they, themselves, have killed. Others will take advantage of animals killed by other means, such as by being hit by a car.

Sidewinder rattlesnakes are at home in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.

The eastern diamondback is endangered here in NC, and the timber rattler and pygmy rattlers are threatened. Only if one is considered a threat in your property can you kill them legally. The NC Wildlife Commission will remove these snakes for you.

In mainstream allopathic medicine, honeybee venom is used to treat people who are allergic to bee stings. A small amount of venom is injected during desensitization treatments to help patients develop a tolerance to stings.

No. They eat small rodents and animals, but a hawk will eat a snake. I have seen them catch one.

Yes there are rattle snakes in Missouri. I just saw one yesterday actually. The main rattler we have is the Timber Rattler. Around my house they live near the old coal mines the old rock quarry and along a line of bluffs that goes behind my house in northwest Missouri.

That depends on several factors - where on the body was the bite, how much venom was injected, the age and general health of the person bitten, etc. Without prompt medical treatment with antivenin, death could come in a few hours or may be prolonged for several days. With proper treatment, deaths are rare, however.

There are two species of diamondback rattlesnakes and both have a diamond-shaped pattern on their backs. The western is found in the southwestern United States and the eastern species is found in the southeast.

It has diamond shaped patterns on its scale, hence this is why it is called Diamond back.

Rattlesnakes don't have eyesight that is great, but they can see and detect movement. They can certainly feel the vibrations of your movements through the ground and taste you on the air with their tongue. In addition, they can sense you via infrared (heat) detecting organs located in pits in front of their eyes. (The rattlesnake is a pit viper, and it gets that name from the "pits" which are the openings to the heat sensing organs.) A link is provided to a picture of a pit viper on Wikipedia. The pits are clearly visible.

Very rare but they do exist, mostly in the southwestern part of the state, but have been seen elsewhere. Don't believe anything the state of Maine says about wildlife, they don't have enough budget to have a clue.

The rattle is made up of keratin - the same substance that makes up the outer layer of skin, hair, nails, etc.

The easiest (and kindest) way - would be to remove all the hiding places where they are. Snakes are generally 'secretive' - and spend time hidden from view. If you remove all the places where the snakes could hide - they'll usually just move off in search of a new place.

No, if a rattlesnake finds it necessary to cross a body of water, it is quite capable to swim by itself.

Young Rattlesnakes (less than 2 years old) are heavily preyed upon by numerous species like Ravens, Crows, Raccoons, Coyotes, Weasels etc. Even Adult Rattlesnakes are known to cannibalize youngsters. Adolescent Rattlesnakes (above 2 years) are preyed upon by larger predators like Eagles, Hawks, Badgers, Kingsnakes etc. Adult Rattle snakes have only one known predator the "Kingsnake" which is a constrictor. It is immune to the venom of Rattlesnakes and other Vipers and consumes them as a part of its natural diet.

Arica, Chile, has no venomous snakes. In fact, there are no venomous snakes in Chile that pose a serious risk to humans.

Coontail is a nickname for and comes from the alternating black and white bands on the tail near the rattle of the Western Diamondback rattlesnakes. Western Diamondbacks are located in the United States and Mexico.

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When flat on the ground and not coiled, a rattlesnake will be between 1 1/2 and 2 inches tall depending on the overall size of the snake.

Neonates of the smaller crotaline species are frequently killed and eaten by small predatory birds such as jays, kingfishers, and shrikes. Hawks, eagles ravens, crows and roadrunners will also eat rattlesnakes.

rattle snakes will stawk there pray until the right molment.once it finds its pray it starts to follow it and stawk it until the right molment and BAW........ it fights it and eat it

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Rattlesnakes are native to the Americas. They can be found from Southwestern Canada in North America to the Central Argentina in South America. They can be found in almost every type of habitat that can be found in these areas. The habitats include Prairies, Marshes, Deserts and Forests. They prefer open rocky areas where they can hide from large predators and identify plentiful prey like rodents, lizards etc that live amidst the rocks.

It depends . A rattle snake could catch up to a human . If the person has running problems as in by their weight it can. It depends alot in how athletic the person is.

A nonvenomous snake bite will usually heave two parallel rows of tiny puncture wounds from the teeth. A rattlesnake bite will usually have two larger puncture wounds from the fangs. See the image of a rattlesnake bite above.