Show losink loain its rattle contrary to the popular belief yoi yn cannot always tell a rattlesnakes ai by the number of joints on its rattle rattie this reptile is born with v ith nothing more mm i than a horny nob at the end of its tall taa 1 but after three days it sheds its a alida a i and a joint Is added to the nob tit till I 1 skin shedding process is repeated seri arai era times a year and with each sue beeding molt another bony ring is att add led ed until it has accumulated forror four 0 five joints the rattlesnake cannot malit make r more than a faint rustling sound somi but bat as the number cumber of joints increases increase it li Is able to express annoyance by rapidly vibrating its tail producing a shrill rattle which may be heard 20 yards j I 1 away when the number of joints exi I 1 ceede seven they generally begin to break off so that when an elderly rattlesnake tle snake loses its temper it also lost losel I 1 I 1 part of its rattle tit bits magazine |