That's where the tail muscles come in. Rattlesnakes are equipped with three powerful shaker muscles at the base of their spine. These can contract so fast, they vibrate the rattle up to 90 times a ...

Undersides are buffy with variable dark streaks, the brown tail has multiple narrow bands. Flight: all ages show a distinct light crescent at the base of the primaries. Soars on flat wings held ...

long black tail has white outer tail feathers; conspicuous white wing bars; white patch at the base of primaries contrasts with blacker wings. Black line through a yellow eye. Bill relatively ...