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unusual facts about ''Rattlesnake'' by Oswald Walters Brierly



4th Field Artillery Regiment

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules two kampilans in saltire Argent, hilted Or charged with a crescent Gules a rattlesnake with four rattles entwined with the weapons Proper.

Abraham Klauber

Abraham's youngest son Laurence Monroe Klauber (1883 in San Diego, California – 1968), was an American herpetologist, and was considered to be the foremost authority on rattlesnakes.

Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve

Chaparral Prairie supports the most extensive population of rattlesnake-master in the state.

Coronado Islands

The best known is the Coronado rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus caliginis), which is a smaller subspecies than the one found on the mainland.

CroFab

CroFab is the commercial name for a Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) snake antivenom, indicated for minimal or moderate North American Crotalid (Rattlesnake, Copperhead and Cottonmouth/Water moccasin) snake envenomation.

Donald H. Owings

His research focused on ground squirrels, in particular, their interactions with predators such as rattlesnakes; and, more generally, on concepts of communication within and between species.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

The ability to "piggyback" or use various animal companions, called "Animal Buddies", returns from its predecessor, such as Squitter the Spider, Glimmer the Anglerfish, Rambi the Rhino, Rattly the Rattlesnake, Nerk the Seal, Enguarde the Swordfish, and Squawks the Parrot, which can boost the gameplay experience, proving advantageous at certain points in a level or the whole level overall.

Edmund Heller

Species which were named in honor of Heller include the Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri), the Taita Thrush (Turdus helleri), and the Puna Thistletail (Schizoeaca helleri).

Genesis flood narrative

In 1646, Sir Thomas Browne wondered why the natives of North America had taken rattlesnakes with them, but not horses: "How America abounded with Beasts of prey and noxious Animals, yet contained not in that necessary Creature, a Horse, is very strange".

Helio Rat'ler

The Helio Rat'ler (as in Rattlesnake) was an agricultural spraying aircraft to be produced by Helio Aircraft.

Meadow vole

Other animals reported to have ingested voles include trout (Salmo spp.), Pacific giant salamander (Dicampton ensatus), garter snake (Thamnophis spp.), yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris), gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucas), rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), and rubber boa (Charina bottae).

Myotoxin

The first myotoxin to be identified and isolated was crotamine, from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus, a tropical South American rattlesnake, by Brazilian scientist José Moura Gonçalves, in the 1950s.

Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre

The Centre's Rattlesnake Research Program receives support from Environment Canada to study Western Rattlesnakes and Great Basin Gopher snakes.

Pajarito Plateau

White Rock Canyon, the major canyon containing the Rio Grande into which the plateau's canyons empty, is notorious for rattlesnakes.

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District

The school mascot is the Diamondback and the school colors are purple, teal, black, and white.

Posse from Hell

Coleman filmed at Lone Pine, California with one location being the aptly named Rattlesnake Hill where thirty rattlesnakes were removed before filming could commence.

Rattlesnake Master

Manfreda virginica, Rattlesnake Master; a species of flowering plant related to agaves.

Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake Master; a common herbaceous perennial plant, native to the tallgrass prairies of North America

Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act

The Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act was introduced into the House on March 14, 2013 by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA).

Sinsinawa River

One version holds that "Sinsinawa" derives from an Algonquian word (possibly Potawatomi, Fox or Menominee language) for "rattlesnake" to describe the Sioux.

Snake handling

Ray Stevens's "Smoky Mountain Rattlesnake Retreat" comically portrays a couple going to a Bible camp where snakes are passed around.

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Common amphibians and reptiles include the California red-legged frog, Pacific tree frog, California newt Diablo Range garter snake, Western rattlesnake and San Francisco Alligator lizard.

Tanner Trail

The most dangerous and venomous of these animals are the black widow spider, the Arizona bark scorpion, and the rattlesnake.

The Crows of Pearblossom

Due to the Rattlesnake living at the bottom of the tree, Mrs. Crow's eggs are never able to hatch.

YMCA Camp Fitch on Lake Erie

During these first years, a common fashion accessory for campers was a forked stick; these had to be carried for protection due to the abundance of rattlesnakes and copperheads in the area.


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