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Crotalus durissus
A very poisonous snake from Brasil, known around as Cascavel. It has a rattle in the end of its tail, which gives her the name Rattlesnake. When it feels threatened, it shakes the rattle making a unique and unmistakable sound. Her eyes and tongue are of a very deep dark color, and her skin had diamond patterns.
It was found in open field close to a house and a rainforest.
Thought everybody says it is really dangerous and will chase you to bite, my experience was quite the opposite. We were preparing a bonfire when my friend spotted it really close to us. I went inside to take my camera, and when I started taking pics it felt threatened, starting to wrap and shake her rattle. But instead of moving forward, she made movements in a way to escape, always staring at us and warning the danger of getting close.
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