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Unusual but true
A rattlesnake shakes its tail to buzz. The rattle is made of the same stuff as your nails.
Where it lives
Rattlesnakes live in dry parts of the Americas.
What it eats
A rattlesnake hunts small animals.
How big
Many are about as long as a child, or shorter.
Places: Desert, Grassland