Rattlesnakes
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Diet
Rattlesnakes are carnivorous. Instead of chewing their food, they swallow it whole. The size of the prey a rattlesnake selects is limited by its own ability to e READ MORE http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_rattle.html
Desert snakes
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Rattlesnakes are, of course, the most famous of desert snakes. They are extremely poisonous and are held in well-deserved respect. Pict READ MORE http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/snakes.html
Food chains and food webs illustrate how different specie get energy. Secondary desert predators like the roadrunner, collard lizard, eagles, gray foxes, and snakes eat smaller mammals to get their energy. Find information on small carnivores in the deserts of North America.