Newborn Rattlesnakes Details 01

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Newborn rattlesnakes carry enough venom to kill a human. But its rattle at the end of the tail is not fully developed yet.

Rattlesnakes belong to the group of venomous snakes called pit vipers (Croatian). There are 32 known species of rattlesnakes with 65-70 subspecies, all of them are native to the Americas and ranging from southern British Columbus in Canada to Central America Argentina. Rattlesnakes are predators who live in a wide array of habitats, hunting meanly small animals such as birds and small mammals such as rodents . They kill their prey with a venomous bite. All rattlesnakes possess a set of fangs with which they inject large quantities of hemotoxic venom. The venom travels through the bloodstream, destroying victim’s tissue and causing swelling, internal bleeding, and intense pain. Some species, such as the Mojave Rattlesnake, additionally possess a neurotoxic component in their venom that causes paralysis and other symptoms on the nervous system.
The threat of envenomation, advertised with the shaking of the rattle, deters many predators. However, rattlesnakes fall prey to hawks, weasels, king snakes and a variety of other species. Rattlesnakes are heavily preyed upon as neonates, while they are still weak and mentally immature. Very large numbers of rattlesnakes are killed by humans. Rattlesnake populations in many areas are severely threatened by habitat destruction, poaching, and extermination campaigns. Rattlesnake bites are the leading cause of snakebite injuries in North America, and cause approximately 82% of fatalities. However, rattlesnakes rarely bite unless provoked or threatened; and if treated promptly, the bites are rarely fatal. Newborn Rattlesnake Close up was filmed by Heiko Kiera in 2014.