Deadliest Facts About The Rattlesnake
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Rattlesnakes are venomous pit vipers with a unique rattle made of keratin segments.
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They are deadly due to their potent hemotoxic or neurotoxic venom, which destroys tissue or paralyzes the nervous system.
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They are cold-blooded, meaning they depend on their environment for heat and retreat to dens in winter.
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Rattlesnakes are born with fangs and venom, and the adults' rattles grow as they shed their skin but often break off.
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Lacking external ears, they sense movement by feeling vibrations in the ground.
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They are skilled at hiding and using their heat-sensing pits to locate and strike warm-blooded prey.
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The rattle is made of interlocking, hollow segments of keratin, the same material as human fingernails.
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When threatened, a rattlesnake coils into an "S" shape to prepare for a strike and to appear more intimidating.
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