Natural Rattlercide


What animals other than man would dare kill a rattlesnake? Deer are known to stomp rattlers with their hooves. Hooved domestic animals such as sheep and horses are capable of occasional rattlercide. Alligators have been seen killing and swallowing large Eastern Diamondbacks. Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks sometimes attack rattlers, although the outcome of such confrontations is not always predictable. Kingsnakes kill rattlers readily.

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