Rattlesnakes are world famous for signature rattles at the tip of their tails. They are a series of hollow, interlocking keratin segments that buzz when vibrated rapidly. Other Snakes like gopher snakes, racers and bullsnakes try to copy the rattling sound by vibrating their tails in dry leaves or against the ground when threatened, a brilliant strategy called mimicry. Nelson Yatsattie's in-motion reptile has elegant sgraffito-etched scales, an incised rattle and inspecting eyes from turquoise inlays. About 4" long, 2 1/2" wide and 5/8" tall, sculpted from Picasso marble.
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