Rattlesnakes

Suck out the poison and take the dog to the vet.

any rattle snake has any size depends on if its an adult or a child

Well the easy way out of a fine is just to say that it tried to attack you and you killed it in self defense.

nobody, rattlesnakes are solitary

Venomizing prey, eating prey, rattling rattle, etc.

xanthic ( yellow pigmentation) is a double homozygous or two recessive traits. It is an albino melanistic, or melanistic amelanistic just to confuse people.

Yes, a large rattler could eat an adult jackrabbit.

No it is not, to my research. If you find anything otherwise, please post it here! I'm itching to know whether or not I'm right!

The rattlesnake adds a new segment to its rattle each time it sheds. These segments are loosely connected and can be easily lost. Once lost, they are gone forever. However, new segments continue to be added at each shed.

Some people believe that rattlesnakes have been muting their rattling tails - because they are getting heard and thus killed. In some areas this may be true and may also make it more likely that you will be struck before hearing their warning.

The Mojave rattlesnake feeds almost exclusively on small rodents such as mice and kangaroo rats.

Yes, they can, and sometimes do, as many people have discovered to their surprise. A lady in South Carolina was horrified to find young timber rattlesnakes emerging from a small hole in her rose garden!

That depends on the species. Some are small and weigh only a few ounces as adults while others may reach 20 pounds or more. The average is probably 2-4 pounds.

Rattlesnakes are heavily preyed upon by a variety of species, including ravens, crows, roadrunners, raccoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes, weasels, whipsnakes, kingsnakes, and racers. Neonates of the smaller rattlesnake species are frequently killed and eaten by small predatory birds such as jays, kingfishers, and shrikes.

The rattle is used to warn predators not to come to close, it's a defense mechanism saying "I'm here and I'm aware of your presence, don't come any closer"

Surprisingly, scientists have noticed that the rattle is becoming smaller or disappearing completely in new generations of rattlesnakes in Arizona. (I don't know about elsewhere, I live in AZ) They theorize that the rattle is no longer working as a defense mechanism because people ignore it and approach the snake to kill it or remove it regardless of whether it is rattling or not. Perhaps it would be safer for the snake to not warn people it was there, thus surviving by going unnoticed. Well I didn't know that about Arizona but I can assure you they are not getting any smaller in Colorado. I found one the other day with 10 links on it. Anyways I would probably agree with the first comment. The rattle just lets you know "Your in my territory and I will kill you if I want."

Depending upon the species and ambient temperature, the gestation takes from 3-7 months. Females usually only produce a litter once every 2-3 years.

what is the niche of a timber rattlesnak

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Yes. Sometimes they drop off as well.

A rattle.

See the image above. The snake has a rattle as well as a diamond-shaped pattern on its skin.

Cobras are a species of venomous snake that have specialized vertebrae that when extended, give them a "hood". Size and colorations vary from species to species.

They have them in eggs as do most snakes (pit vipers do not). The coral snake lays 2-3 eggs a clutch in the summer.

All species of snakes are reptiles, and all reptiles belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya.Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.