Western Diamondback Rattlesnake2

1. By:
Sean Patten

2. It is usually a dusty looking brown to gray,
some are a reddish to pinkish gray . It is 3 to 4
feet long and about 5-10 pounds. It is a
reptile. Wherever its habitat is it blends in. Its
advantages are camouflage , rattle, fangs with
loaded venom , good eyesight in the dark ,
and a lower jaw.

3.  The Western
Diamondback
Rattlesnake lives in
California, Texas, Mexico,
New Mexico, North
Carolina, Florida,
Louisiana, Arizona,
Colorado, and other
western states. It’s life
zone is high desert and
rocky areas. It adapts to
its surroundings for food.

4. It eats other snake eggs,
mice, small rodents , and
lizards . To kill it bites its
prey and venom travels
into its prey. Once it
feeds it can go several
weeks without eating.
The Western
Diamondback
Rattlesnake eats
normally at night. Its
venom, teeth, and
strength help it get its
food.

5. The Western Diamondback
Rattlesnake lives to be up
to 20 years old . This animal
normally has 10-20 babies
a year, its gestation length
is about 167 days . The
guardian of the young only
stays with the young for a
few hours. Once left alone
the babies have to find
their own food, and they
can be killed very easily. As
an adult they also find their
food . They get in fights.
They have many predators.

6. Did you know that the
Western
Diamondback
Rattlesnake swallows
its food whole?
Did you know that it
has a pit organ in
between its eyes and
its nostrils?

7. Gerholdt, James E.
Diamondback
Rattlesnakes. Edina,, MN:
Abdo & Daughters, 1996.
Rennicke, Jeff. Colorado
Wildlife. Helena and
Billings, , MT: Colorado
Division of Wildlife, 1996.
Gerholdt, James E.
"Western Diamondback
Rattlesnake."
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