Rattlesnakes
Introduction
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that are a species of pit viper they use heat sensing pits to find prey they live all over the United States but only two types live in the northeast. The rest of the page will tell you more.
What kinds of rattlesnakes live in the northeast?
Timber rattlesnakes and massasauga rattlesnakes
where do rattlesnakes live in the northeast?
Timber rattlesnakes live in New Hampshire Pennsylvania and New Jersey in forested rocky hills and swampy areas they like to hide in crevices facing south or piled boulder. and massasauga snakes live in pennsylvania and can be found in marshes, swamps and bogs.
How strong is rattlesnake venom?
Watch where you step! or else you could get bitten by a rattlesnake. Rattlesnake bites are dangerous but are rarely fatal with the right medical treatment and antivenin. Rattlesnake venom is very potent.
What is inside the rattlesnake tail that makes it rattle?
Rattlesnakes vibrate the layers of skin inside their tail to make it rattle
And thats how rattlesnakes rattle their tails.
Do all rattlesnake live in deserts?
Not all rattlesnakes live in deserts timber rattlesnakes live in forests and massasagua live in bogs
fun fact
Rattlesnakes rattle they're tail when they feel threatened not when they are about to bite.