Aruba Island Rattlesnake By Matthew

The rattlesnake lives in rocky hillsides, sandy fields, dry regions, and deserts. Descriptions They are light gray and grayish brown or a peached color. They weight 2 to 3 lbs. They are small med. Sized and they like to eat rodents small lizards frogs small mammals and birds. Habitat

The adult after 4 months 5 or 12 young are born, and they are about a few inches long. They weigh about 14 g they are venoms when born. They can search for their first meal after they shed for the first time. Its young

There are about 230 of them left in the wild. They are endangered because the feral goat is wrecking the snakes village and killing the snakes. People are also the problem, because they are logging the snakes land and agriculture. They are also being capered for pet trade and their rattles. How many is left and why they are endangered

We are breeding them in captivity and releasing them into the wild to boost the population. Interesting facts They are related to the vipers. In the wild the adult can only eat a few times a year. What we are doing about it

Work Cited Jacksonville zoo. ’’bio facts’’ internet. 10/10/12 Bristol zoo.org Bristol conservation and since foundation Aruba rattlesnake internet 10/12/12 Cincinnati zoo and botanical garden. ‘’facts’’ internet 10/16/12