CORRECT AGAIN!!
GOOD JOB!!
I couldn't fool you...it is yet another TIMBER RATTLESNAKE, and this one is a dark phase. They are usually found at higher elevations where it is cooler. Being exothermic--once called cold blooded--they can't produce their own body heat as mammals do, therefore, they are the temperature of their surroundings. Many herpetologists (scientists that study Reptiles and Amphibians) believe that since their surroundings are cooler than those of the lowlands, this darker coloration helps them to absorb more heat from the sun and warm up to "operating temperature" faster. This is a process called thermo-regulation and all reptiles must do it in order to survive. Many animals, like this Timber Rattler with its darker coloration, have developed special adaptations over time (aka: evolution) that helps them survive.
You can experience how being darker helps you absorb more heat energy by wearing a dark colored shirt on a hot sunny day...then put on a white shirt and feel the difference...try it!
Please sign my petitions to stop the greed driven killing and sale of Rattlesnake parts.
I couldn't fool you...it is yet another TIMBER RATTLESNAKE, and this one is a dark phase. They are usually found at higher elevations where it is cooler. Being exothermic--once called cold blooded--they can't produce their own body heat as mammals do, therefore, they are the temperature of their surroundings. Many herpetologists (scientists that study Reptiles and Amphibians) believe that since their surroundings are cooler than those of the lowlands, this darker coloration helps them to absorb more heat from the sun and warm up to "operating temperature" faster. This is a process called thermo-regulation and all reptiles must do it in order to survive. Many animals, like this Timber Rattler with its darker coloration, have developed special adaptations over time (aka: evolution) that helps them survive.
You can experience how being darker helps you absorb more heat energy by wearing a dark colored shirt on a hot sunny day...then put on a white shirt and feel the difference...try it!
Please sign my petitions to stop the greed driven killing and sale of Rattlesnake parts.