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Rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes. By Jacob Naumovski. Intorduction. A group of venomous snakes of the genera of Crotalus and Sistrurus of the sub family Crotalinae pit vipers. Prairie Rattlesnakes.

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Rattlesnakes

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  1. Rattlesnakes By Jacob Naumovski

  2. Intorduction • A group of venomous snakes of the genera of Crotalus and Sistrurus of the sub family Crotalinae pit vipers.

  3. Prairie Rattlesnakes • The medium sized praire rattler crtalus virdis virdis lives primarily in the panhandle, but can also be found in the Trans Pecos. The front of its body contains round, brown blochtes with dark edges. Along with the vertebrate, with crossbars on the end of the snake.

  4. Fangs • Rattlesnake fangs are connected by venom ducts to large poison glands near the upper outer edge of the upper jaw, towards the rear of the head.

  5. How rattlesnakes got there names • Rattlesnakes got there name from the rattle located at the end of there tails, which, makes aloud rattling noise that deters predators or serves as a warning to passerby.

  6. Kinds of rattlesnakes • Prairie rattlesnakes, Western diamond back rattlesnake Eastern diamond back rattlesnake Timber Rattlesnake, Northern Pacific rattlesnake.

  7. Sense of smell • Rattlesnakes have a exceptionally keen sense of smell. They can sense olfactory both through there nostrils, and by flicking there tongue, which carries scent- bearing particles to the Jacobson's organ in the roof of there mouth.

  8. Breeding There's no parenting in rattlesnake life, the babies are on there own to find food as soon as their born.

  9. Safety and first aid • Rattlesnakes are leading cause of snakebite injuries in North America and a significant cause in Central and South America.

  10. Food/Prey • Rattlesnakes are native to the Americans, living in diverse habitats from Southwestern Canada to Central Argentina. In the U.S., the states with the most types of rattlesnakes are Texas and Arizona.

  11. Rattlesnakes as food • Journalist Alistair Cooke claims that rattlesnake tastes just like chicken, only tougher.

  12. Range and Habitat • Rattlesnakes are native to the Americans, living in diverse habitats from Southwestern Canada to Central Argentina. In the U.S., the states with the most types of rattlesnakes are Texas and Arizona.

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