Show The Rattlesnakes H A Age e According to popular belief a rattlesnake rat rat- rat rattlesnake acquires a new ring on its rattle each Co year and hence its age can be told by the num number r of rings but this notion is incorrect biologists biologist ir say The rattlesnake adds from 2 to 4 rings a n year usually 3 Under normal conditions a ring is added each time the skin is shed Soon af- af after after af after ter the last 7 or 8 vertebrae called fuse and form a composite bone call call- called ed the shaker around which the therin rin rings s are arc formed Terminal rin rings s sarc are arc formed Terminal rings may be broken off because of wear and ac- ac accidents ac accidents so ao that in time the number of rings has no relation to the a age e of the snake |