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.
Other characteristics are unique to certain venomous snakes: 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.
A pit viper is a type of venomous snake. Copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes are called pit-vipers because they have a pit near each nostril which is highly sensitive to heat. This pit helps the snake in locating warm-blooded prey.estern Diamondback lives in North, Central, South and West Texas. Nine kinds of rattlesnakes are found in Texas, including the massasauga. Rattlesnakes usually rattle before striking, but if they are totally surprised, they may strike before rattling.