Western rattlesnake (Crotalis viridis)  [Pronounced: crow tell’ iss vurry diss]
Habitat: The habitat of the rattlesnake is hot, dry sagebrush areas, fields, and the roads by CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) lands. A common habitat is in a farmer’s barns and fields. Sometimes they curl up on the wheel of farm equipment.

Diet: The rattlesnakes eat a variety of small rodents and insects. They don’t lik up water. They get their water from the existing liquids inside their prey’s body.

The rattles are a series of hollow beads that shake to warn you. Rattlesnakes get a new bead every time they shed their skin. That can be several times a year.

Herpetologist = One who studies reptiles and amphibians.

Herpetology = The branch of zoology that studies reptiles and amphibians.