do baby rattlesnakes have buttons?
2006-11-12 23:02:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
A baby rattlesnake is born with what is called a "prebutton."
Rattlesnakes are born with a rattle segment called a prebutton, at the tip of their tail. The juvenile rattlesnake normally sheds it skin within the first 7 days after its birth. The prebutton is shed with the skin and replaced with a new underlying button. The shedding frequency depends on how much the snake is eating and growing.
2006-11-12 23:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Laurie V 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Baby rattlesnakes are born with a button but they shed soon after birth and acquire another piece of the rattle. The sound of a baby rattlesnake is almost inaudible. Each eccdysis (shedding) will add one more segment to the rattle.
2006-11-13 10:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rattlesnakes get a new section every time they shed their skin... so no, a baby rattlesnake doesn't have a rattler.
2006-11-13 07:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Stacey 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When they are about a month or so old they get there first button which is the start of there rattle
2006-11-13 15:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they come out of the shell fully armed with fangs and venom. Never pick one up.
2006-11-13 07:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes
2006-11-13 12:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by the shug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2006-11-13 07:09:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋