Introduction Classification Rattlesnake Habitat:   Habitat: The Rattlesnake lives  in semi-deserts, grasslands, and deserts in North America. Population: The Rattlesnake is not endangered. Eating habits: The Rattlesnake eats birds, rabbits, and rodents. Size & weight: The Rattlesnake can grow up to 3-6 feet, and Rattlesnakes can weigh up to 1-2 pounds. Life span: Rattlesnakes can live up to be 20 years old. Kingdom: animalia Phylum: chordata Class: reptilia Order: squamata Suborder: sementes Family: viperidae Subfamily: crotalinae

Overview Rattlesnakes have stout bodies and are flattened, triangular heads. Most rattlesnakes are typically gray or brownish, although some have bright yellow or burnt orange markings. Many have blotched patterns,

Survival rattlesnake recipe Rattlesnakes are declining in number. The greatest threat to their survival is the destruction habitats. Snakes also suffer when their habitats are divided into fragments separated by roads, farms, housing developments, and shopping malls, making it harder for them to find mates, food, and breeding sites. In addition, thousands rattlesnakes are collected and killed each year by hunters who sell their patterned skin so that it can be made into such products as boots, foods, ties, and belts. rattlesnake recipe DEEP-FRIED RATTLESNAKE 1 medium-sized rattlesnake (3-4 lbs.), cut into steaks 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup cornmeal 1/4 cup cracker crumbs 1/2 cup milk 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt) 1 teaspoon salt Dash pepper Mix dry ingredients. Whisk milk into beaten egg and use to dip snake steaks. Then coat them with dry ingredients. Fry, uncovered, in 400 degree oil until brown.

Sexual Dimorphism Internal Anatomy

Reproduction and fertilisation Reproduction among rattlesnakes is initiate by the female, whose skin releases a chemical scent called a “pheromone” when she is ready to mate. The male rattlesnake follows the scent to the female and courts her by crawling alongside and over her and nudging her body with his head. Copulation occurs when the male inserts one fork his double penis into a chamber in the female’s body called the “cloaca”. cloaca Although many kinds snakes are oviparous (lay eggs), female retains the eggs in her body until they hatch and the young emerge alive. Baby snakes are ready to go as soon as they are hatched or born. There is little to no parental care the newborn snakes.

Diet rattlesnake attack Snake diet usually eat mice, rats, and chipmunks. Large snakes may also prey on larger animals, including squirrels, prairie dogs, rabbits, and young groundhogs, as well as ground-nesting birds, bird eggs, and occasionally, frogs and toads. Some small rattlesnakes rely on lizards as a dietary staple. rattlesnake attack Rattlesnakes are sit and wait for predators. They remain coiled next to a regularly used animal path, often for days at a time, and wait silently for prey to come within striking distance. After stunning their prey with venom, they swallow the animal, and then move to another favoured ambush site

Rattlesnake courtship Snakes mate by sending out the scent of it on body, Like the two picture below, two rattlesnakes strangle each represent they are mating or reproducing. Watch a video about rattlesnake courtship in this site! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJuH1MS5rwo

rattlesnake bite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 10 13 Healed after 22 months from rattle bite

resource http://www.rattlesnakebite.org/ http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://mrskingsbioweb.com/images/snakeanatomy.gif&imgrefurl=http://mrskingsbioweb.com/herpetology.htm&h=357&w=582&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=RMm4uP9bKn0oVM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMale%2Brattlesnake%2BInternal%2BAnatomy%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dstrict%26sa%3DN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake http://www.rattlesnakebite.org/

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