The Rabbit and the Rattlesnake

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Rabbits often fall prey to the fearsome rattlesnake. With one bite the hapless rabbit is immobilized. It is then crushed and swallowed. Most of this happens to the accompaniment of the frightening “rattle.”

Rattlesnakes consume mice, rats, small birds, rabbits and other small animals. They subdue their prey quickly with a venomous bite as opposed to constricting. The venom will immediately stun or kill typical prey. Rattlesnake venom can kill in 20 seconds but a rattlesnake will follow prey that does not quickly succumb to the venom and attempts to escape. Rattlers are known to strike at distances up to two-thirds their body length.

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