Posts by Ellis Garvin

Rumor has it that venomous snakes, like rattlesnakes, breed with non-venomous snakes to create the ultimate hybrid species. But is this true? Can rattlesnakes breed with other snakes? Here's what...

Rattlesnakes get their name from the distinctive rattles on the ends of their tails. These rattles vary in length, color, and a new rattle segment gets added with each new layer of skin that the...

Rattlesnakes are well-known as dangerous predators in the animal kingdom. But as scary as rattlesnakes may seem, they too are a source of food for many different animals. So what are the natural...

Rattlesnakes eat a wide variety of things from insects to small mammals. But when thinking about the ideal diet for a rattlesnake, I wondered do rattlesnakes eat grasshoppers? Here's what I've...

Rattlesnakes are one of the most feared animals in the wild, but they have vulnerabilities as well. For instance, they have a high mortality rate from birth to the first year. of their life. But how...

There are so many species of snakes and to the untrained eye, many of them look very similar. Obviously, the rattle gives away a rattlesnake, IF you can see the tail. But what snake looks like a...