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The
rattlesnake, which belongs to the class of reptiles, is one of the most venomous of its kind. It is a species in the Viper family. Named for the sound it makes, the creature has heat-sensitive and very sharp eyes. It is one of the animals that hunt mostly at night, and it can easily hunt mice or rats in the pitch dark. The rattlesnake, which hunts with the radiated heat energy, can easily sense and catch even an animal with a temperature of 0.004 degrees.
One of the remarkable features of the rattlesnake is that it never misses its prey. Regardless of day or night, it is a snake that kills its prey in about 1 minute with fast maneuvers. After catching, it paralyzes its prey with the poison it emits from its teeth, and then eats it slowly.
The rattlesnake, which can reach 3 meters in length, has different species. The snake, which differs according to its color and the region it lives in, can weigh up to 12-15 kilograms.
What is the Structure of the Rattle?
The rattle at the tip of the tail, which gives the rattlesnake its voice and gives it its name, consists of the same substance as the nail in humans. This substance, called keratin, forms small structures called scales or rings in the tail. These structures make a rattle sound by touching each other when the snake gets angry or prepares for the hunt.
The rattle part of the rattlesnake, which is known to accumulate venom in its tail, consists of empty scales. The rattlesnake, which cannot use the sounds of its tail when it is firstborn, comes to the second stage of its skin after a little development. Afterwards, he can easily make a rattle sound whenever he wishes.
