Have you heard the sound of a snake using its tail? What I want to know today is a notorious venomous snake in the Americas, and one of the highly venomous snakes. Its most prominent feature is its tail and large nostrils.
The tail of the rattlesnake is a pointed string, called a horny ring. The ring-shaped objects in the shape of the segments are hollow, and evenly distributed on the left and right sides. The rattlesnake constantly shakes its tail, which can swing 40 to 60 times per second, and air circulation is formed inside, which will make a "galagala" sound, hence the name of the rattlesnake.
But this guy is also very special. Between his eyes and nostrils, there is a "hot eye" of a viper, which is its temperature sensor and a secret weapon for hunting and attacking.
Because the Rattlesnake has a heat-sensitive detection system, it aroused strong interest from scientists. Finally, the famous Rattlesnake missile was developed, which was made using the Rattlesnake's heat-eye principle. The Rattlesnake missile can track the heat source at the tail of the aircraft in time and then automatically chase and hit it. In this way, this guy has made a lot of contributions to technological progress!
Because of this, the rattlesnake hunting does not rely on its eyes. First, it uses its tail to make a sound to attract the attention of other animals, and then uses hot eyes to locate the prey. Even if it is pitch black, the rattlesnake can still accurately find it and launch an attack.
When hunting, the rattlesnake will not use its body to entangle the prey, but will take it smart. When the confrontation is head-on, the rattlesnake will frequently swing its tail and make loud sounds for a long time, causing the enemy to dare not approach. The rattlesnake launches an attack within half a second, bites the prey and injects enough venom and releases it instantly, allowing the prey to escape. Most rattlesnakes can control the amount of venom sprayed.
It then finds the prey that was poisoned by itself based on the odor emitted by the venom and continues to enjoy the fruits of its labor.
Rattlesnake is a venomous snake. The snake's venom is blood venom. The snake's body is about 1.5 to 2 meters long. The horny ring on its tail is actually the residue of the snake's skin several times. The longer the ring ring, the older the rattlesnake is, the louder the sound it makes.
The juvenile body of the rattlesnake has no molting and has only one ring at the tail, so it cannot issue a warning sound. When encountering an intruder, they will attack directly, and basically without warning.
This guy mainly feeds on small mammals such as birds, lizards, mice, rabbits, etc. They will quickly suppress prey with toxins, causing them to paralyze or die immediately.
Rattlesnakes mainly live in the western region of the Americas, and their breeding methods are different from other snakes . They do not lay eggs and hatch, but directly give birth to young snakes. They can be self-reliant at birth without the protection of female snakes.
They are also one of the most toxic venomous snakes in the world, and the amount of venom is also amazingly large. There are experimental research cases abroad. The venom of the rattlesnake was added to the blood of coyote , and the blood directly coagulated. It is a hemolytic toxin. After being bitten by a rattlesnake, the venom will quickly invade red blood cells , causing permanent large-scale bleeding, accompanied by nerve paralysis, dyspnea and other symptoms.
It can be imagined that if this mouthful of venom bites on humans, you must seek medical treatment in time. If the serum is not injected in time, there is basically no possibility of survival.
The more contradictory rattlesnakes rarely bite people, unless they are harassed during hunting. So when we encounter rattlesnakes in the wild, we must not get close to them, and try to stay away as far as possible. However, in areas where there seems to be no statistical distribution of rattlesnakes in China, there are no traces of rattlesnakes. Have you seen it?
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