Diamondback Rattlers: America's Most Venomous Snakes!

By Nancy White

Book Overview

If you hear a loud, rattling noise coming from a snake, watch out You may be standing near one of America's most venomous snakes. The diamondback rattler makes a buzzing noise by rattling its tail. The sound warns predators to back off or face a venomous attack. Some kinds of diamondbacks are the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas, and their bites can be truly life-threatening to humans--often causing severe pain and tissue destruction, even if the victim survives. Packed with fascinating facts and large, colorful photos, Diamondback Rattlers: America's Most Venomous Snakes introduces young readers to the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of this amazing serpent. Diamondback Rattlers: America's Most Venomous Snakes is part of Bearport's Fangs series.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597167657
• ISBN13: 9781597167659
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Bearport Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6