Rattlesnakes also have deadly venom. The young are born live, rather than from eggs, and they are born ready to strike with venom sacks full. In fact, the bite of a young rattler may be more potent than an adult's, plus multiple bites may occur as a litter of as many as 20 emerge. Emulating the rattlesnake is the harmless gopher snake. Most predators don't take any chances and leave them alone.
Snakes come in so many colors and wonderful patterns of spots, stripes and bands.
When we study them, we see that they are one of God's miraculous creations. They should be respected not reviled. He can even race across the surface of water on his two back legs. The largest lizard is the Komodo Dragon which may be ten feet long and weigh over 350 pounds. The Komodo Islands of Indonesia are a dangerous place, with more deadly snakes, scorpions and poisonous spiders than anywhere else on earth.