Virginia Living Museum | rattlesnake Archives

03 Mar

Herp Highlight #10: Canebrake Rattlesnake

One of the VLM’s most popular reptile residents makes his home in our Mountain Cove habitarium. As first glance, he may go unnoticed by guests, as his colors blend in quite effectively with his surroundings, but disturb his wild brethren and you will hear the…

13 May

Timber Rattlesnake Feeding (Video)

In Cold Blooded Creatures | No comment

Most people have a basic understanding of how snakes kill their prey; some snakes, such as boas and pythons, constrict their prey, squeezing it to death before consuming, while others, such as cobras and vipers, envenomate their prey with deadly toxins. But then what happens after…