FLOW OF ENERGY
In the food chain the rattlesnake is the secondary consumer. The rattlesnake usually eats a small animal (rodents, rabbits, lizards etc.) which are the primary consumers that have eaten some type of plant that is a producer. Rattlesnakes are eventually eaten by the third consumer which is either a large bird, fox or bobcat. Since rattlesnakes just swallow their food whole they can go a long time without eating.
In the food chain the rattlesnake is the secondary consumer. The rattlesnake usually eats a small animal (rodents, rabbits, lizards etc.) which are the primary consumers that have eaten some type of plant that is a producer. Rattlesnakes are eventually eaten by the third consumer which is either a large bird, fox or bobcat. Since rattlesnakes just swallow their food whole they can go a long time without eating.