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Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents. This phenomenon is falsely attributed to selective pressure by humans, who often kill the snakes when they are discovered. Heat-sensing pits located in blue circle on a rattlesnake specimen: Location of the pit is the same in all Viperidae. Rattlesnakes, though, are not exclusively nocturnal, and their vision is more acute during daylight conditions.

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If antivenom treatment is given within two hours of the bite, the probability of recovery is greater than 99%. Some species of ants in the genus Formica are known to prey upon neonates, and Solenopsis invicta (fire ants) likely do, as well. I had two for many years as thay say small things little minds but thay take the stress away just rolling in your hand nois make a entertaining time.Aside from their eyes, rattlesnakes are able to detect thermal radiation emitted by warm-blooded organisms in their environment. The elevated coil is used to strike the attacker, and is also used to shield the head from the kingsnake. These are an inexpensive party favour for goodie bags, or prizes for classrooms, carnivals, or offices.

Rapid habitat destruction by humans, mass killings during events such as rattlesnake round-ups, and deliberate extermination campaigns all pose threats to rattlesnake populations in many areas. They can sense olfactory stimuli both through their nostrils and by flicking their tongues, which carry scent-bearing particles to the Jacobson's organs in the roof of their mouths. In the case of rattlesnakes, Allf et al proposed that tail vibration in response to predator threat could be the precursor for the rattling system in rattlesnakes, an example of behavioral plasticity. Aztec paintings, Central American temples, and the great burial mounds in the Southern United States are frequently adorned with depictions of rattlesnakes, often within the symbols and emblems of the most powerful deities. The crotaline Fab antivenom has been shown to be effective in the treatment of canine rattlesnake bites.Young of the smaller crotaline species are frequently killed and eaten by small predatory birds, such as jays, kingfishers, and shrikes.