I'm a venomous pit viper that some people dread
I have a rattle on the end of my tail that gets
A new segment each time that I shed.
(Note: Click to enlarge the photos - the scales are quite amazing. In the close up of the rattle, you can count 11 segments, so because they shed their skin 3-4 times per year, this snake is about 3 years old.)
Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Crotalus_adamanteus/
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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