Rattlesnakes are labeled rattlesnakes because they are presumed to shake their tails and make a rattling sound when its space is encroached upon, but a recent incident near Graham has hunters, biologists, and other outdoorsmen debating whether the rattler is actually changing its perceived mode of warning. It’s agreed that human pressure is the greatest threat to snakes, but others weighing in on the debate say feral hogs also play a role in a recognized decline in overall snake populations, and in the rattlesnake’s frequency of rattling. Feral hog numbers, over the past five years, have increased in mammoth proportions over West Texas.
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