Reptilian Tuesday #3

REPTILIAN TUESDAY#3

It’s Tuesday and that means it is time meet another rocking reptile! And it’s a snake! Did some of you just scream and go hide? There’s no need to run and hide from our snake friends! Snakes aren’t scary; they’re very beneficial and are very important part of the food web. So have you uncovered your eyes? Come meet….

MEET THE SIDEWINDER!

Range/Habitat: Southwest US-North Mexico/Desert

Diet: Carnivore: lizards, small rodents

Length: 18-32”

Conservation Status: Common

Fun facts:

• The Sidewinder is a rattlesnake. They have a rattle on the end of their tale they use to ward off predators.
• Sidewinders are venomous.
• Their color can vary from cream to yellowish-brown to pink, depending on their specific habitat.
• Female sindwinders are smaller than males.
• Instead of sliding forward like other snakes, sindwinders throw themselves forward making a diagonal path.
• They are nocturnal during the hot summer months and diurnal during the cooler months.

See snakes can be really cool? Look at the pattern these animals make in the sand!