Myth 8: You Can Tell a Rattlesnake’s Age by Counting its Rattles.
This claim makes two false assertions: A) All critters get a new rattle each year; B) The rattles that already exist are never lost.
As a starting point, let’s examine claim. Rattlesnakes acquire a new tail bulb after shedding their skin.
The event can occur as often as every few weeks in babies and juveniles. Elderly specimens, on the other hand, may shed only every two years.
Additionally, rattles break over time – they don’t last forever.
