End systolic volume (ESV) â The amount of blood still in the. ventricles after the contraction is complete. End diastolic volume (EDV) â The amount of blood in the. ventricles after they have filled but prior to the beginning of. the contraction.
This is the fastest form of travel for most snakes, but rattlesnakes donât engage in this style of locomotion often. Rattlesnake speeds have not been specifically measured, but they likely travel at about 2 to 3 miles per hour in very short bursts. In comparison, the fastest humans can run up to 28 miles per hour.
I really don't have anything to add about this snake that I haven't said below a million times. This is a regular sized Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes don't get 11 feet long and when you pick something up with a long pole and hoist it towards the camera, things look bigger than they really are.