the snake is not alive, its a posed dead specimine. One, the posture is wrong for striking. Snakes usually strike upwards from a coil, not holding their bodies off the ground. And the two big giveaways: The rattle is not blurred, which would require a really fast shutter speed and the "venom" on the fangs is fake. Venomous Snakes dont release their venom untill their fangs are in the prey or offending item. Just thought I should make that clear to people.
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