Monday, March 28, 2022

March 28, 2022


I am an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
I am an ovoviviparous species
That's a fancy way of saying I hatch eggs internally
To protect my babies from predatory beasties.




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(This is a self-portrait with a rattler, taken in 2015 while I was doing a Manatee watch, before I started this blog. I came across it while I was looking for some other photos and thought you might enjoy it!)

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Crotalus_adamanteus/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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