It is often found near gopher tortoise burrows where it shelters during extreme summer heat and winter cold. All rattlesnakes, including this species, are ovoviviparous or “live-bearing” with young born in a thin, membrane-like sac. They can give birth to up to 21 young at a time.
Vanellus spinosus A type of wading bird, lapwings are found almost everywhere but North America with this species living primarily in Africa. Both parents…