As humans, we tend to anthropomorphize, or attribute human characteristics to things such as animals, when trying to explain a cute or strange behavior. Like saying a snake is yawning. However, when a snake opens its jaw, like our red diamond rattlesnake here, it is called mouth gaping. Mouth gaping usually occurs when a snake needs to stretch after resting for a short time, before a meal, after a meal, or when a snake is trying to pick up on chemical cues to find a meal. This particular rattles