81. Sports Afield: Snake, Rattle, And Run! Just as rattler densities vary by region, so do snake species. Contrary to myth,most rattlesnakes are retiring, even shy, creatures that have no desire to http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3775/is_200105/ai_n8945565

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Sports Automotive Sports FindArticles Sports Sports Afield May 2001 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for Sports American Handgunner American Hunter, The American Rifleman Auto Racing Digest ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Snake, rattle, and run! Sports Afield May 2001 by Acerrano, Anthony Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Survival Snake, Rattle, and Run! Our most interesting reptile OF ALL NORTH AMERICAN ANIMALS considered dangerous to humans, probably none has been more feared, loathed, and entangled in false lore than the rattlesnake. Admittedly, it's hard for most to us to like a snake, much less a forbidding and poisonous one; yet the rattler continues to be a largely misunderstood creature. A great deal of what most people think they know about rattlers is either exaggerated out of realistic proportion or just plain wrong. These errors can have unfortunate consequences, ranging from unnecessary fear to mistakes that actually increase the likelihood of being bitten.

82. Snakes In The Grand Canyon! Also, I have come across (personal experience) rattlers in the canyon that be about 1 or 2 feet for most Canyon rattlers. Grand Canyon snakes include http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/snakes.htm

Courtesy of National Park Service Snakes in the Grand Canyon? Have you seen any? Coming up Nankoweap in August, and very thirsty, I went to where we had cached a bottle of water behind a big boulder, out of the sun. To my dismay and surprise, wrapped around my 1.5 liter bottle was a Rattlesnake! He was as shocked as I was! Do you want to hear what he sounded like? Just click here! Do you have any Grand Canyon Rattlesnake pictures or a rattlesnake story? Send me one and I'll post it here! Have you seen any? On April 21, 2001 on the Lava Falls Route I saw my first Rattlesnake of the year, a Great Basin Rattler. A real beauty, light brown with dark well defined splotches, about 18 inches long! She never even rattled, just calmly moved away out of the path of my big Solomon hiking boot. I was too excited to get a picture! Canyon John saw a small diamondback at the Toroweap / Lave Falls Overlook. About 20 yards back from the edge. September 27, 2000 Here are some photos of these fascinating creatures! This rattlesnake photo was taken at 3000' near the confluence of Nankoweep and the River, April 1998. The encounter occurred around noon, about mid '70's for a temperature, the snake did not rattle and was a big one, appeared to be over 4 feet long, and I believe it's a Grand Canyon Rattler.

83. The Social Lives Of Snakes: Science News Online, March 27, 2004 This common snake doesn t inject venom, but it eats pygmy rattlers in the wild.Among pygmy rattlers that had recently given birth, 83 percent gave some http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040327/bob8.asp

Science News Books. Subscribe to Science News ... Science News for Kids Math Trek Pinpointing Killer Asteroids Food for Thought Science Safari Earth Image TimeLine 70 Years Ago in Science News Science News e-LETTER. ... Week of March 27, 2004; Vol. 165, No. 13 , p. 200 The Social Lives of Snakes From loner to attentive parent Susan Milius If the word snake pops into your mind in social situations, you're probably not thinking of a legless reptile. Indeed, the prevailing opinion among animal behaviorists for years was "very dogmatic that snakes weren't particularly social," says Harry Greene. "They courted, they mated, and that was it. Mothers abandoned the babies." Although Cornell University herpetologist Greene describes himself as a "total snakeophile," he says, "I was as blinkered as anybody else." But his view began to change one morning in 1995. MATERNITY WARD. Pregnant timber rattlesnakes often congregate near protective rocks and bask for months before bearing live young. Clark "I was sitting in my house in Berkeley reading the newspaper when the phone rang," he begins. It was David Hardy, a retired Arizona anesthesiologist who worked with Greene on radio tracking black-tailed rattlesnakes. "His voice was practically quivering," Greene remembers. Hardy described a rare sighting of a rattler, accompanied by newborns. Even more surprising, the mother and young ones would remain together for more than a week.

84. ANIMAL BYTES - Canebrake Rattlesnake These snakes, as with other species of rattlers, are also destroyed byannual rattlesnake roundups that occur in several states in the US Proceeds from http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/d

ANIMAL BYTES MAIN PORIFERANS CNIDARIANS MOLLUSCANS ... SEARCH THE SITE CANEBRAKE RATTLESNAKE SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION FAST FACTS FUN FACTS BIBLIOGRAPHY ... MENU - SQUAMATA SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION COMMON NAME: c anebrake rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, velvet-tail rattlesnake KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Reptilia ORDER: Squamata FAMILY: Viperidae [Subfamily Crotalidae] GENUS SPECIES: Crotalus (rattle) horridus (rough or prickly) atricaudatus RETURN TO TOP FAST FACTS DESCRIPTION: The canebrake rattlesnake is a heavy-bodied snake. Color is pale grayish-brown to pink, with a pattern of dark-brown to black V-shaped cross bands and a russet stripe down the centerline of the back. (The rusty stripe distinguishes a canebrake from a common timber rattler.) A broad, dark stripe angles back from the eye, and the tail is velvety black. SIZE: Adults average 1.2 m (4 ft.) in length, but some individuals reach lengths of 180 cm (6 ft.)

85. San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Rattlesnake Red diamond rattlesnake Crotalus exsul ruber—San Diego’s largest snake speciesmay be An adult rattler goes about two weeks between meals, on average, http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-rattlesnake.html

animal bytes home reptiles birds insects ... amphibians Quick facts Photo Bytes Class: Reptilia (Reptiles) Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalidae Genus: Crotalus and Sistrurus, with Crotalus species being the largest and most widespread Species: about 30 Length: Crotalus adamanteus Crotalus willardi at 12 inches long (30.5 centimeters). Most species are 24 to 48 inches long (61 to 122 centimeters). Weight: Life span: 25 years Gestation: about 90 days Number of young: most species give birth to10 to 20 live, fully formed young Size at birth: 7 to 15 inches (18 to 38 centimeters) long, depending on species Age of maturity: 18 months to over 2 years Conservation status: Aruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor is at critical risk , and many other species are now protected. Fun facts • Rattlesnakes are also called pit vipers because they have a heat-sensitive organ known as a "pit" on each side of the head that helps them locate and aim at prey. A rattlesnake can detect prey that are as little as 1/10 of a degree warmer than their background!

86. She's One Righteous Rattler Wrangler The rattlers started vibrating, and soon the snake bucket — a small, tightlymeshed cage — was buzzing like a forest full of cicadas. http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/metro/02/13rattler.html

@import url(http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/css/display_template_more.css); /*Adds styles that break page in NN 4.78.*/ var cxType = ""; Shopping Classifieds Cars Homes ... Log in Search Site/Web Yellow Pages Classifieds Jobs Cars Homes ... Advertise With Us Resources Customer Service Archives Corrections Member Center ... For Sale E-MAIL THIS PAGE PRINT THIS PAGE MOST E-MAILED ARTICLES She's one righteous rattler wrangler Edna McDonald, 88, sets out on a Hill Country hunt. Advertisement Larry Kolvoord/AMERICAN-STATESMAN (enlarge photo) Evant resident Edna McDonald, who has been handling snakes since childhood, says she hunts rattlesnakes to help ranchers and protect livestock. Larry Kolvoord/AMERICAN-STATESMAN (enlarge photo) Floyd Parr keeps a safe distance as McDonald wrangles a rattler. She'll later bring the snakes to the Oglesby Rattlesnake Roundup, and eventually, sell them to a Dallas food vendor. MORE ON THIS STORY Video: Go rattler wrangling with Edna McDonald Photos: Another look at snake hunting By Asher Price AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, February 13, 2005

87. Georgia Wildlife Web Site; Reptiles: Crotalus Horridus sometimes call this snake the velvettail or canebrake rattler. Size A large, stout-bodied snake adult Timber Rattlesnakes average from 900 http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/viperidae/chorr

Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus Scientific name: The generic name Crotalus is from the Latin word crotalum meaning "rattle". The species name horridus is Latin for "dreadful," pertaining to the venomous nature of this snake. People in the South sometimes call this snake the "velvet-tail" or "canebrake" rattler. Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Size: A large, stout-bodied snake adult Timber Rattlesnakes average from 900 - 1,520 mm (36 - 60 in) in length. Color: The Timber Rattlesnake of the Southeast has a ground color of brown, black, yellow, or pinkish. The back has a series of 20 - 29 brown or black blotches and crossbands, and a reddish brown middorsal stripe. The rear portion of the body and the tail are velvety black. In the South, Timber Rattlesnakes breed in late summer and fall, primarily August through October. From 5 - 20 young are born the following year from August through October. The young rattlesnakes will remain near the mother for 7 - 10 days after birth and some may follow the female to dens to hibernate during the winter months. A resident of Eastern forests, the Timber Rattlesnake inhabits hardwood forests with rocky outcrops and

88. Rattlesnake! An article by Willis Lamm, TrailBlazer Magazine. Statistical information on bitesto humans and livestocks, how to avoid and what to do if you are bitten. http://www.whmentors.org/saf/snakes.html

c) 1994, Willis Lamm, TrailBlazer Magazine "RATTLESNAKE!" By Willis Lamm Western Diamondback (Courtesy N.P.S) Reprinted with permission of TrailBlazer Magazine for non-commercial use. Recent revisions to snake bite protocols are indicated in red. Over 8,000 people are bitten by poisonous snakes in the United States each year. On average, fewer than 10 snakebite deaths are reported. In fact more people die from wasp and bee stings than from snakebites. Nonetheless venomous snakes must be considered dangerous and even non-fatal bites can cause severe pain and long lasting tissue damage. There are four species of poisonous snakes in the United States. Three, the Copperhead, Water Moccasin and Rattlesnake, belong to a group known as pit vipers. They get this title due their highly specialized venom apparatus which include two long hinged fangs and a pair of extremely sensitive innervated pits which are located between their eyes and nostrils. These pits are "heat detectors" used for hunting which are so sensitive that blindfolded snakes have been able to accurately follow warm-blooded prey (e.g., rodents) from a distance of 6 feet! Rattlesnakes are equipped for both day and night vision. They give birth to living, poisonous young. There are many varieties in the U.S., the most predominant being:

89. NatureScapes.Net - Article: That Snake Thing: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Co I have been among those who have feared this snake most of my life. Growing upranching, the rattler has always been an animal in disfavor better dead http://www.naturescapes.net/072004/tn0704.htm

That Snake Thing: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Combat (Crotalus Atrox) The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, like many snakes, is a misunderstood creature. I have been among those who have feared this snake most of my life. Growing up ranching, the rattler has always been an animal in disfavor - better dead than alive. But all of that changed for me in the early spring of 2004 when I, along with my wife and teen-aged daughter, witnessed a rarely seen and even less often recorded event. The plan, while at the ranch in South Texas, was to take advantage of the reasonably good light to go find and shoot wildflowers. We loaded up all the camera gear we own, from super-wide to super telephoto, in hopes that we might find something besides just flowers - birds, deer, coyotes, or anything else that might pique our interest. We were off with partly cloudy mid-afternoon sun casting nice, warm light on everything. Driving down the dirt road toward the back pasture took us past a few prospects but nothing worthy of stopping for as the breeze was up a bit and everything was moving. We came upon an area off the road that was more protected from the wind and targeted a few isolated flowers to shoot. I was teaching my wife, Sandra, how to use extension tubes and had set up to capture a macro shot of one of our subjects when she heard a noise in the underbrush behind us.

90. Biologist Working To Save Rare Western Pa. Rattlesnake Sometimes called a swamp rattler, the snake feeds on small mammals, reptilesand amphibians. The eastern subspecies has a range that extends from central http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04131/312285.stm

Previous Articles Health Science Environment Biologist working to save rare Western Pa. rattlesnake Herpetologist is studying the massasauga rattler in hopes of saving it from extinction Monday, May 10, 2004 By Doug Oster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Two 3-foot-long rattlesnakes are basking in the warm spring sun outside their burrow in a field at the Jennings Environmental Education Center. Just a couple of feet away, a small group of visitors watch intently. Doug Oster, Post-Gazette A massasauga rattlesnake suns itself at Jennings Environmental Education Center. Click photo for larger image. Listen to the rattler What does a rattlesnake really sound like? Listen to the massasauga rattler as it sounds three warnings. (463K MP3) Doug Oster talks with biologist Ben Jellen about the rattlers' non-aggressive behavior. (365K MP3) Oster gets a surprise as he and Jellen follow the snake while it escapes into a burrow. (1MB MP3) Herpetologist Jellen describes where the snake can be found Jellen says the massasauga rattler can be found in fewer places these days and more study is needed to determine where it remains. (227K MP3)

91. Visit To Albuquerque's Rattlesnake Museum Is A Cold-blooded Treat Some nonvenomous snakes make good pets (but not rattlers, of course). They reclean, quiet, shed no fur, don t scratch furniture, usually feed only once a http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/snake.html

Back to Out West The newspaper that roams Visit to Rattlesnake Museum is a cold-blooded treat From Issue #33, published January, 1996 By Chuck Woodbury editor, Out West Rattlesnakes are not mean, they're just wimpy reptiles with fangs. Why do I bring this up? Well, because I just visited the American International Rattlesnake Museum, two blocks off old Route 66 in Old Town Albuquerque. It's the keenest display of rattlesnakes I've ever seen — ten times better than any roadside "See Live Rattlesnakes" sideshow. About 50 rattlers are on display at the world's largest collection of different species of live rattlesnakes! Do you want to know how big a collection of rattlesnakes this is? Well, it hosts more different species than the Bronx Zoo, the Philadelphia Zoo, the National Zoo, the Denver Zoo, the San Francisco Zoo, and the San Diego Zoo, all combined! And to top it off, there's even a Gila Monster, one of only two poisonous lizard species in the world. Wow! Is there ever a lot to learn about rattlesnakes! For example, did you know that the rattlesnake was a serious contender for our national symbol? It's true. The bald eagle won out, of course. Still, during the American Revolution, a very famous American flag pictured a big timber rattler with the phrase, "Don't Tread On Me." The message meant. "If you Brits mess with us (the 13 American colonies) we'll let you have it just like the rattler on this flag!" Interestingly, the snake on the flag has 13 rattles, and the phrase "Don't Treat On Me," contains 13 letters. Very clever those Colonialists.

92. Woodstock Journal - Miriam Sanders' Notebook for it hides a large, poisonous snake, the timber rattler! The timber rattler sbeautiful skin is patterned in such a way that it provides him excellent http://www.woodstockjournal.com/miriam7-15.html

The Shy Serpent of Overlook Mountain One sultry July afternoon, a hiker climbs on the southern slope of Overlook Mountain. He pauses for breath, and notices movement in a pile of leaves directly before him. It is fortunate that he does not tread on that pile, for it hides a large, poisonous snake, the timber rattler! The timber rattler's beautiful skin is patterned in such a way that it provides him excellent camouflage in the leaves. His back may be bright yellow, gray, or brown, marked with dark brown or black chevrons. Sometimes, his back and markings are so dark he appears to be almost black. He may be over six feet long, and he is stocky as well. Timber rattlers inhabit heavily forested, mountainous terrain with cliffs, ledges, stone outcroppings and nearby streams. The forests are primarily deciduous hardwoods. When settlers came to the Woodstock area, they soon became aware of the rattlers inhabiting the eastern and southern escarpments extending from behind the village of Catskill to Phoenicia. Overlook Mountain in particular had great populations! The noted historian Alf Evers, in his wonderful book

93. PG10 Eastern diamondback rattlers are one species of snake in particular that wouldrather flee than fight. That s not to say that the rattler s venom isn t http://www.fsu.edu/~fstime/FS-Times/Volume4/feb99web/10feb99.html

FEBRUARY MARCH 1999 STORIES Archives Stories Charlie Barnes News Notes ... Favorite Prof FSU's TRIPLE ALUM KNOWS THE SECRET OF SNAKES By Nancy Cook Lauer FSU Communications Group Ever seen life through "snake eyes?" Heat is light. Dinner is a rat-shaped flare gliding through a thick gray fog. Foes are gigantic glowing forms that might step on you - or even eat you - if you're not careful. Welcome to the weird world of the eastern diamondback rattler, as seen through the infrared pits located just below its eyes. While many - with good reason - shun the deadly reptiles, they're an essential part of the local ecology, and important research subjects for biologist D. Bruce Means. "It's an entirely different perspective," Means said. "Their heat-sensing pits are extremely sensitive. Their food items stand out like beacons." With his bachelor's (1968), master's (1972) and doctoral (1975) degrees from Florida State, Means calls himself a "triple alum." He's also an adjunct professor at FSU, teaching wetlands ecology; an environmental tour guide for groups traveling to such far-flung places as Botswana; and a consultant with his research center, Coastal Plains Institute. Though he's an expert on many species of reptiles and amphibians, Means started studying rattlers early in his career and has fallen in love with the often unpopular animal.

94. Nebraska StatePaper.com - Don't Get Rattled When A Rattler Bites Range of prairie rattler. Liakos provided this list of do s and don ts for reactingto a snake bite. * Call 911 as soon as possible. http://www.nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/04/425145d0bbca7

Sign Up for the News Update (enter email address) More Info SEARCH: Archives Google Advanced Archive Search Sunday, September. 25, 2005 Front Page Nebraska News Government Sports ... Archives Nebraska News Easier said that done! Don't Get Rattled When A Rattler Bites By CONNIE JO DISCOE / McCook Gazette April 04, 2005 Rattlesnakes are a fact of life in the pastures and on the prairies of the Golden Plains, and the humans who have to cohabitate with these poisonous reptiles must use caution - always. Prairie rattler. Range of prairie rattler. * Call 911 as soon as possible. Tell the dispatcher whether the snake was a baby snake or a bigger, older adult snake, if possible, and how many snake bites there are. Both of these factors determine the amount of venom injected. * Do not cut the bites and suck out the venom. * Do not elevate the bite area above the heart; keep it below the heart. Liakos left his pasture, reluctant to call for emergency help on his EMT pager, because then his wife and children at home would hear it. He drove into town, called for help, and discovered, he laughed, that he had to calm down his wife and a fellow EMT. Doctors treated Liakos with 18 vials of anti-venom; the normal treatment, he said, is six to eight vials. Twelve of those 18 vials were sent in from Scottsbluff and Gothenburg.

95. 23/7/2005 -- Eastern Timber Rattler Finds Defenders In The Northern Range Timber rattlers are found in rugged terrain and hardwood forests from east Texas With no reports of snakecyclist incidents in the Tongue Mountain Range http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=44511

96. Diamond Back Snakes - First Off - More Diamond Back Snakes Characteristics of Pit Viper snakes Large fangs; nonpoisonous snakes have smallteeth. Arizona has 17 species of rattlers; more than any other state. http://jewelry4u.photovault.com/diamond-back-snakes.html

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97. Timber Rattlesnake Fact Sheet Timber rattlers impress one as being very stocky; they are large snakes.Despite their size, cryptic coloration allows them to be easily concealed. http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/tirafs.html

Timber Rattlesnake Fact Sheet More information from this division: Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Endangered Species Program Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus New York Status: Threatened Federal Status: Not Listed Description Like other members of the pit-viper family, the timber rattlesnake has a temperature- sensitive opening, or pit, on either side of the face between and a little below the eye and nostril. This sensory organ is used to detect prey and potential predators. Another feature distinctive of rattlesnakes is the rattle itself. This structure is made of loosely attached horny segments. A new segment is added each time the snake sheds. When vibrated, the rattle makes a buzzing sound characteristic of a disturbed rattlesnake. Life History Akgistrodon contortrix ), other snakes, and skinks ( Eumeces spp. ). Dens are generally on open, steep, south facing slopes with rock fissures or talus surrounded by hardwood forests. Adults shed their skin every one or two years, with the average being every 1.4 years. A new rattle segment is added each time shedding occurs. Snakes with a complete set of rattles are rarely seen, however, since the rattles regularly break off. This rattler feeds primarily on small mammals, but occasionally takes small birds, amphibians and other snakes. The venom, which is used primarily to immobilize prey, can be fatal to humans if the bite is untreated. However, in New York there have been no records of human deaths attributable to rattlesnakes in the wild during the last several decades. Contrary to popular opinion, a rattlesnake will not pursue or attack a person unless threatened or provoked.

98. Buck's Gopher Snake A look at the snake s head convinced me that it wasn ta rattler. A gophersnake is at www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/pime.htm ; a rattler at http://www.backyardnature.net/sierras/snak-gop.htm

An Excerpt from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter of April 24, 2005 issued from California's Sierra Madre Foothills BUCK'S GOPHER SNAKE Wednesday morning my upslope friend Buck came for a visit on his motorcycle. Buck is 84 years old and his motorcycle is a '67 Honda, and that day he was carrying a sack with a small snake in it. Buck said he thought he had a gopher snake, but that the more he looked at it the more he saw a rattlesnake's pattern, and recently he'd confused a rattlesnake for a safe snake, but rattlesnakes have flat heads and this one didn't, but... A look at the snake's head convinced me that it wasn't a rattler. The eyes of pit vipers have elliptic pupils (cat eyes, like the cross section of a convex lens standing on its edge), and this snake's pupils were round. Also there were no pits between the nostrils and the eyes (the pits are heat- sensitive, used for locating warm-blooded prey), and there were no bulging poison glands behind the eyes giving the head a triangular shape (or flat head, in Buck's terms) so there was no way for this to be a rattler or other pit viper. It was indeed a gopher snake, the subspecies known as the Pacific Gopher Snake, PITUOPHIS MELANOLEUCUS ssp CATENIFER. Gopher snakes are famed for their rodent- eating talents and you can see for yourself how similar they are to rattlers. A gopher snake is at

99. Grand Traverse Herald Online: Www.gtherald.com rattler eludes ramblers. By Carol South Herald contributing writer The elusiveEastern Massasauga rattle snake once again refused to show fang or rattle http://www.gtherald.com/herald/2003/aug/13rattle.htm

A weekly community newspaper covering Traverse City and its adjacent townships Record-Eagle daily home page About the Herald Advertise Classifieds ... Home Page August 13, 2003 Rattler eludes ramblers By Carol South Herald contributing writer The elusive Eastern Massasauga rattle snake once again refused to show fang or rattle Saturday morning during a Rattler Ramble walk sponsored by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Guided by herpetologist Bill Gillingham, 15 attendees young and old hiked nearly three miles of trail in the Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area. Gillingham lectured on trees, rocks and other creepy-crawlies he found, such as a millipede and a red-backed salamander, as he searched under rocks, railroad ties and logs for snakes. Leaping off the trail repeatedly to gently turn up potential snake hiding places - always returning them to their original position - he hoped that this year would be the year he found a Massasauga. Instead, he found two garter snakes, two northern ringneck snakes and one ribbon snake. Plus some discarded snakeskins and one mouse nest. "There are 18 snakes in Michigan, 17 non-poisonous ones," said Gillingham, a part-time math teacher at a community college and a former high school science teacher. "The one is the Massasauga and they are two to three feet in length and the females give live birth with five to 20 eggs in a clutch."

100. Rattlesnake Printout- EnchantedLearning.com These snakes are good swimmers. Rattlers try to avoid humans. Anatomy Likeall snakes, rattlers are coldblooded; they are the same temperature as the http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Rattlercoloring.shtml

Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. Snake Printouts EnchantedLearning.com Rattlesnakes Animal Printouts Label Me! Printouts Rattlesnakes are poisonous snakes that have a rattle on their tail. In colder areas, this normally solitary snake overwinters in a den with many other rattlesnakes. These snakes are good swimmers. Rattlers try to avoid humans. The biggest rattlesnake is the Eastern Diamondback . There is even a rattlesnake without a rattle, the Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake! The Rattle : A hollow rattle on the tail makes a buzzing sound when it moves. After each molt (losing the old skin), the rattle has another section added to it. Older rattlesnakes usually have a longer rattle (unless it has been broken off). Anatomy : Like all snakes, rattlers are cold-blooded; they are the same temperature as the environment. They continue to grow all their lives, getting bigger and bigger each year. Their scaly skin glistens but is dry is to the touch. The scales vary from yellow to brown to black, and there are dark V- or diamond-shaped markings along the back. The snake smells with its tongue and has two long, hollow fangs that inject a relatively weak

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