Labels:text | screenshot | font OCR: DO RATTLESNAKES GAIN ONE RATTLE PER YEAR? RATTLESNAKES ADD A SEGMENT TO THEIR RATTLES EACH TIME THEY SHED THEIR SKIN. THIS OCCURS 2-4 TIMES PER YEAR IN YOUNGER SNAKES AND ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR IN OLDER SNAKES. SO A TEN YEAR OLD RATTLESNAKE COULD GAIN 25 SEGMENTS DURING ITS LIFE. SINCE THESE RATTLES TEND TO BREAK OFF BY GETTING CAUGHT ON LOGS, ADULT RATTLESNAKES OFTEN HAVE ONLY 8-12 SEGMENTS REMAINING ON THEIR TAILS.
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