While not everyone will be hooked to the video, scientists and other snake aficionados who are working to increase awareness of these rare reptiles are likely to find it essential viewing.
Situated on a mountainside with several rock crevices where the snakes can hide from predators and stay warm, the remote location on private land in northern Colorado is ideal for them.
This is a really large rattlesnake den. “This is among the largest ones that we are aware of,” stated Emily Taylor, the leader of Project RattleCam at California Polytechnic State University.
The precise location is being kept under wraps to deter anyone who enjoy or detest snakes from meddling with it.
Only pregnant females stay at the den during this time of year; males and other females wander into the lower country nearby.
Puppies, as they are known, are born alive and do not hatch from eggs like almost all other reptiles.
In contrast to other snakes, rattlesnake moms tend to their young, covering them with their bodies and defending them from predators.
