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How does a rattlesnak­e make its sound?

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predWhen a rattlesnak­e wants to warn ators (or people!) to back away, their tail makes a sound like a baby’s rattle. there In order for this sound to happen, thing are segments of keratin (the same tting your hair is made out of) loosely fi inside one another. When a snake lifts up its tail, these segments vibrate the once they hit each other and create rattling sound. A snake grows a new segment each time it sheds its skin!

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