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English: Diagram of the components of the rattle of a rattlesnake from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Source 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Author 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

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Fig. 1. — Rattle of Rattlesnake (after Czermak).

1. Caudal vertebrae, the last coalesced in a single bone a. 2. End of tail (rattle removed); a. cuticular matrix covering terminal bone. 3. Side view of a rattle; c and d the oldest, a and b the youngest joints. 4. A rattle with joints disconnected; x fits into b and is covered by it; z into d in like manner.

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