RATTLESNAKE
A rattlesnake is a venomous snake known for the distinctive rattle at the end of its tail, which it uses as a warning signal when threatened. These snakes are primarily found in the Americas, particularly in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Rattlesnakes are pit vipers, equipped with heat-sensing pits between their eyes and nostrils to detect warm-blooded prey. They have a potent venom that they use to immobilize and digest their prey, which typically includes small mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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00:00The bird was mistaken, it was a viper with a lethal bite.
00:30This species has only recently been discovered and so far it has been found
00:40nowhere else but here. Its camouflage is so effective that it's almost impossible
00:46to see it on these rocks and on its tail movable scales have been modified to
00:56look like a spider's legs and its tip like an abdomen.
01:17Migrating birds only appear in this barren desert during a few weeks of the
01:23year. This is the snake's only chance to eat for months.
01:36A shrike. It has flown here from Africa and hasn't fed for days.