I don't know about the King Ranch but I do know that the oil companies in Duval County Texas imported them back in the 30's to keep the rattlesnake population down since most of their oilfield workers lived in tent cities. I grew up there and saw some of the ones that had been brought in which had a USA stamp on their belly.
Rattlesnakes
There is no Official State Snake or Reptile but they have: * Copperheads * Cottonmouth * Corn Snakes * Garter Snakes * Timber Rattlesnakes * Pigmy Rattlesnakes * Milk snakes. * Kingsnakes * Black Racers * Rat snakes * Pine snakes * Mud Snakes and others.
No. Eastern Indigo Snakes are not dangerous and seldom bite people. Although you do have to have a permit to handle them.
Rattlesnakes are not poisonous but they are extremely venomous.
they eat birds, frogs, lizards, other snakes, and toads
Indigo snakes as well as kingsnakes will eat rattlesnakes as well as cottonmouths. Take a look at this video:
rattlesnakes are ugly. coral snakes aren't
No, rattlesnakes and rat snakes cannot interbreed.
Yes. All snakes are reptiles.yes snakes are reptiles .
Rattlesnakes, king snakes, gopher snakes, coral snakes, rat snakes, garter snakes and many others.
No, rattlesnakes and rat snakes cannot interbreed.
NO, gopher snakes do not kill rattle snakes.
Rattlesnakes
No, this was a lie made up by snake lovers such as myself, in the hope when people find them not to kill them. However a better reason not to kill them, is their control of Vermin such as mice and rats. Being non venomous and growing to large sizes of 8 feet at times, they are among the best snakes to control mice and rat problems. Only King Snakes (hence the name) eat rattlesnakes, as well as all other snakes, in North America.
No, rattlesnakes are strictly American snakes. They are not found in Australia.
There is no Official State Snake or Reptile but they have: * Copperheads * Cottonmouth * Corn Snakes * Garter Snakes * Timber Rattlesnakes * Pigmy Rattlesnakes * Milk snakes. * Kingsnakes * Black Racers * Rat snakes * Pine snakes * Mud Snakes and others.
No, Rattlesnakes are carnivores. i.e they eat other animals. They usually eat rodents, but they eat whatever they can shove down their throat.