How big is a rattler snake if it has ten rings and spouting another on the tail?
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It depends on the type of rattlesnake, how well it has been eating, and on the individual characteristics of that particular snake.\n\nRattlesnakes add a "button" to their rattle each time they shed their skin.  Rattlesnakes, as all snakes, shed their skin after they grow a certain amount.  The rate of growth is not constant throughout their life.  They grow very fast from birth, but then slow down as they reach maturity.  If they live in an area where food is scarce, or difficult to catch, they will not grow as fast as one for whom food is plentiful and easily captured.\n\nBecause of the unconstant growth rate, counting the rattles is not an effective method to predict a snake's size, nor it's age.  Also, rattles can break, partially or completely.  An island off of South America boasts a population of rattlesnakes that don't have any rattles at all.  They have evolved to be brittle, and break off immediately after each shed.  This trait was selected, because the main prey item on this island isn't rodents, but birds, which must be hunted in the trees where they live.  Can you imagine trying to sneak up on an alert, very fast-reacting bird when your rattle gives you away everytime the wind moves the branch you're on?
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The Banana slug can have 27,000 teeth on a long tooth-covered "tongue".  Want more information on banana slug visit the link below.
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These are different species. The Eastern Diamondback is Crotalus adamanteus, and the Western Diamondback is Crotalus atrox. \nThe Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake can be larger, with a record length of 8 feet. It lives in dry habitats, and its populations are endangered. The color of the tail is brownish or gray with black rings. \nThe Western Diamondback has a white tail with black rings. \n\nThere are many differences between these species, apart from their geographic distribution. Check the links :-)
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23  about 17 large/long ones and rest smaller ones\n\nmale turkey's have a beard too...did you know that?
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I imagine it was a Northern Ringneck Snake.\n\nhttp://www.esf.edu/pubprog/images/snakes/nringneck.jpg
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night snake (Hypsiglena torquata)\n\nOrder: Squamata\nFamily: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)\nSpanish names: culebra\n\nDistinguishing Features\nThis small 12 to 26 inch (30 to 66 cm) snake has a triangular-shaped head, a dark eyestripe, and elliptical pupils; it is often mistaken for a young rattlesnake. The night snake is easily distinguished from the latter by a tail that tapers to a point and the absence of a rattle. The night snake has a pair of large, dark brown or black blotches on the neck immediately behind the head. It is pale gray, light brown, or beige with dark gray, brown, or black blotches on the back and sides; the underside is white. \n\n \nRange \nThe range of this snake extends from British Columbia through the western United States and south to Guerrero, Mexico.\n\nHabitat \nA habitat generalist, the night snake is found in rocky areas of grassland, chaparral, desertscrub, woodland, moist mountain meadows, and thornscrub from sea level to 8700 feet (2650 m). \n\nLife History \nSeldom encountered during the day, this nocturnal snake is often seen crossing roads at night. The night snake preys upon lizards, small snakes, frogs, salamanders, and small mice, which it subdues with its mild venom; this venom poses no threat to humans. Young night snakes feed upon insects. If disturbed, the night snake raises its head and weaves, hisses, and flattens its neck in threat. Two to 9 eggs are laid spring through summer.\n------------------------------------\nNight Snake \nHypsiglena torquata \n\nThe Night Snake is at home in a wide variety of climates, from the temperate northwestern United States to tropical Mexico. Like other snakes that are active after dark, it has vertical pupils. It is seen most frequently crossing warm back roads at night. It feeds on lizards, snakes, and frogs. While harmless to humans, the Night Snake has enlarged, grooved teeth that hold prey while a mild venom subdues it.\n\nLook For: A tan to gray snake with dark spots on back and a pair of large dark blotches on the neck. Vertical pupils.\n\nLength: 12-26".\n\nHabitat: Deserts, grasslands, chaparral, brushlands, mountain meadows.\n\nRange: Most of California, eastern Oregon, and Washington south through Nevada and Utah to central Texas.\n---------------------------------------\nKey Characteristics \nBronze/copper eye color, with a vertical pupil \nSmooth scales \nSmall size \nTan ground color with brown saddles/blotches \n\nGeneral Description:\nNight Snakes are smooth scaled snakes with striking bronze/copper colored eyes that have vertical pupils.  These features help distinguish them from Gopher Snakes, which are similarly colored but have keeled scales and round pupils.  Night Snakes have a dorsal coloration that consists of a tan ground color that is marked by contrasting brown saddles and lateral (side) spots.  The darker brown color also extends from the eyes onto the neck and forms a blotch at the base of the head.  This dark eye-line contrasts with the light (white or cream) colored labial area.  Night Snakes have a solid, pearly-white ventral coloration that is usually iridescent.  Night Snakes are mildly venomous (although not dangerous to humans), and when they are threatened they may coil their body and thrust the coils towards the offender.  While in this defensive posture, the head is flattened into a triangular shape.\n\nNight Snakes are small snakes, generally less than 61 cm (24 in.) in total length (Storm and Leonard 1995).\n\nNight Snakes, like most other snakes from Idaho, mate in the spring and lay 3-9 eggs that hatch later in the summer (Storm and Leonard 1995).  The juveniles resemble the adults.\n\nHabitat:\nNight Snakes are nocturnal, making them difficult to find.  They can be encountered by turning objects or during the night on desert roads.  These snakes inhabit desert lowlands that generally have a rocky component, although they can be found in areas lacking rocks, provided there are rodent burrows (Storm
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Who knows, lets fill them full of rattle snakes.
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http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/reptiles/
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The Timber Rattler is native (if rarely seen) in the Eastern US, and Massachusetts is included in its range, but because of the high population density of Mass. (and the long-time tendency of people to kill rattlesnakes around their houses) I imagine that you would be hard pressed to find any rattlesnakes there.\n\n**Update**\nI found a website with the timber rattler's range laid out on a map: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/tirafs.html
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carchardontosaurus, it was about twice the size of the average t-rex.  You can stand up inside its mouth.  you cant do that in a t-rex.
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No, it's not poisonous. The rattle is formed by pieces of keratin (the same horny substance that forms our nails and the snake's scales). The rattlesnake does not have a rattle when it is born, but it has a terminal keratinized "knob" in the tail. When it sheds its skin for the first time, a new bulbous segment is added to this "knob" so that the old one is held by the new (2º) element, which has a shape that fits inside the first. The segments are loosely fitted and therefore the structure rattles when the snake shakes the tip of the tail. With successive molts, new segments are added to the rattle, but usually the older pieces (the ones closer to the tip of the rattle) get damaged and lost. An adult rattlesnake rarely has more than 8-10 segments (captive individuals usually have much longer rattles, because they're not damaged by natural factors). That's the reason why the nº of segments in a rattle cannot be used to estimate the age of the animal.\n\nHowever, any snake that has a rattle is indeed poisonous. The rattle is a warning from the snake; they don't prey on people but they will defend themselves.
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I have 11 pets:\n\n2 guinea pigs\n1 gerbil\n1 chinchilla\n2 parakeets\n1 canary\n1 mini-lop\n1 cat\n2 tiny yorkshire terriers\n\nDo you own a snake?
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check if there is a rattle snake inside!!\nlol j/k
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Here's a picture compared to a penny to give you an idea of size.\n\nI hope the ones you find are all dead.
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I don't know, but they are 40-50cm long at birth. Adult king cobras only weigh 12 - 17.6lbs.
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Le meilleure boxeur etait largement the latin snake aussi fort mentalement que phisiquement
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In a single hand, there are 5 phalanges, and 5 meta phalanges. \n\nI hope this helps!