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BABY RATTLERS!
Juvenile or young rattlesnakes are generally
well patterned and
lighter in colour than the adults. They are born with a single cream to
yellow coloured segment called a “button” rather than a rattle with several
segments. Each time the snake sheds its skin, a segment is added to the
rattle. Juveniles are born with venom and functional fangs.
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When born, the massasauga
has only a
cream to yellow segment (button) at the
end of the tail. |
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