Now your brain will never reject that the meaning of the prefix re- is âbackâ or âagain.â Reflect upon re-, and your vocabulary prowess will never regress! 1  reject: throw âbackâ. 2  recede: move âbackâ.  reduce: lead âbackâ.
1 Rattlesnakes rattle by shaking the rings at the end of their tails. 2  Water moccasins' mouths have a white, cottony lining.  Coral snakes have red, yellow and black rings along the length of their bodies.
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus. The Timber rattlesnake is sometimes mild tempered and does a good deal of rattling before striking. Commonly found in rocky wooded hills in the northern part of its range. Fatalities are known from the bite of this snake. Average length 3 feet, maximum length 6 feet.