Aruba I sland Rattlesnake

1. Aruba Island Rattlesnake By Matthew

2. Habitat • The rattlesnake lives in rocky hillsides, sandy fields, dry regions, and deserts. • Descriptions • They are light gray and grayish brown or a peached color. They weight 2 to 3 lbs. They are small med. Sized and they like to eat rodents small lizards frogs small mammals and birds.

3. Its young • The adult after 4 months 5 or 12 young are born, and they are about a few inches long. They weigh about 14 g they are venoms when born. They can search for their first meal after they shed for the first time.

4. How many is left and why they are endangered • There are about 230 of them left in the wild. • They are endangered because the feral goat is wrecking the snakes village and killing the snakes. People are also the problem, because they are logging the snakes land and agriculture. They are also being capered for pet trade and their rattles.

5. What we are doing about it • We are breeding them in captivity and releasing them into the wild to boost the population. • Interesting facts • They are related to the vipers. In the wild the adult can only eat a few times a year.

6. Work Cited • Jacksonville zoo. ’’bio facts’’ internet.<http://www. Jacksonville.org/reptiles/ Aruba-island-rattlesnake.> 10/10/12  • Bristol zoo .org Bristol conservation and since foundation Aruba rattlesnake internet<http://www. Bristol zoo.org /Aruba rattle snake.>10/12/12 • Cincinnati zoo and botanical garden. ‘’facts’’ internet<http://cincinnati zoo.org/animals/Aruba island rattlesnake>10/16/12