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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