Mojave Rattlesnake feeding pt 2

[Stetson666]

I'm from California City, caught a lot of these growing up. They're beautiful!

[Ghill3man]

The pattern on that bad boy is amazing

[SolidSnake283]

Poor hamster XD

[reptiles4everguy17]

dood cleaning the container must be a pretty scary day.

[donniekeele]

I work at a youth camp in central california. We just had a western pacific rattlesnake donated and have no idea how or what to feed it...any suggestions?

[mrmojave831]

@donniekeele i never heard of a western pacific....it could be a western diamondback, or even a northern pacific........my suggestions would be to feed her fresh kill or frozen thaw approx a feeeder 2x her/his head size, and when u feed him/her leave em alone, most rattlers wont eat if theres humans watching em, they are super nervous creatures

[xForgottenShadowx]

what about rats

[Halgrim]

Ah yes, the "Mojave Green". Very different venom from the Western Diamondback. Isn't the Mojave's venom a neurotoxin and the Western is a hemotoxin?

[norcalsnakemaster]

The Mojave from this locality (California City) actually has a venom that contains both hemo & neuro toxins. They classify it as type A venom in California high desert & elsewhere, the venom is classified as type B

[snakemaster110]

Hamster lovers can relax, she eats mice now :) Just took some time.

[drewman1990x]

In those plywood racks, do you use a heat source?

[norcalsnakemaster]

There is heat tape that runs across under the back 3rd of the tubs

[redchango]

I posted a video with another Mojave rattlesnake. You have some pretty good footage.

[edgarortega]

That's cool.