Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Other Names Canebrake Rattlesnake Texas Status Threatened Description Timber rattlesnakes have wide heads and narrow necks— ...
Timber Rattlesnake
Relatives in same Genus
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (C. adamanteus)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (C. atrox)
Sidewinder (C. cerastes)
Baja California Rattlesnake (C. enyo)
Banded Rock Rattlesnake (C. lepidus klauberi) ...
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
[+ ZOOM] Timber Rattlesnake Michael Hogan ...
Timber rattlesnakes are among the last snakes to emerge from
hibernation in the spring, and among the first to retire to their winter
retreats in the fall. They may bask around their den openings in late April or ...
Timber rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
The timber rattlesnake will vibrate its distinctive 'rattle'—a series of loosely fitted scales at the end of its tail—when faced with danger or startled in any way.
Timber rattlesnake from the mountains of
North Carolina.
Photo by RW Van Devender ...
HABITAT: Timber rattlesnakes inhabit hardwood forest with rocky outcrops, pine flatwoods, bottomland hardwood forests, and cane thickets.
The Eastern Timber Rattlesnake is a very venomous snake. It is highly dangerous to people and their pets. Its fangs are long enough to penetrate clothing and most boots.
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) - Lab Processing
I originally took these pictures to use in a presentation about my summer 2006 STRIVE project. (The Arkansas STRIVE program is for science and math teachers...
Timber rattlesnakes are carnivorous. In the wild, they eat mainly mice and other small mammals. The will also eat small birds, frogs and other snakes when they can catch them.
Canebrake / Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) - Venomous
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Wisconsin has two species of rattlesnake, the massasauga and the timber rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake is the larger of the two. It is heavy-bodied and varies in background color from yellow to rust-orange to brown or gray.
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus (36-60", up to 74")
MA Status: "Endangered." Illegal to harass, kill, collect or possess.
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) ...
Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus
This species was L.I.'s only front fanged venomous snake. There are many historical records of this snakes presence here until the turn of the century.
The Timber Rattlesnake is a characteristic animal of the Driftless Area. It has suffered population declines of 1-2 orders of magnitude in recent decades, and biologists unanimously agree that it warrants Threatened Species status.
Timber Rattlesnake (venomous)
photo credit: RW VanDevender
water snakes (Nerodia).
Timber Rattlesnake from Westvaco Research Forest, Randolph County
Photo by Jennifer Adams (of one of her radio-implanted snakes)
Timber Rattlesnake from Brown County, IN ...
Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus
GENUS Sistrurus
Western PigmyRattlesnake - Sistrurus miliarius streckeri ...
Timber rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous [8,25,58,78]. Litter size ranges from 5 to 22 newborns and averages 6 to 8 [4,7,27,30,31,48].
Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake
Snake Road, La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, Union County, Illinois
4/23/2008 ...
Massasauga *RSG
Timber Rattlesnake *RSG
Avoiding and Treating Timber Rattlesnake Bites
*RSG - Animals listed on the Rare Species Guide ...
From South Maine to northeast Florida , and along Iowa and Texas the timber rattlesnake is found. It grows to a length of 5 ft. long its markings yellow or tan with wide dark across bands.
Species, such as the timber rattlesnake, are rare and endangered in Indiana, so the DNR conducts studies on these snakes.
This snake is social and may overwinter in a communal den with other snakes of its own kind or with other species of snakes including timber rattlesnakes and black rat snakes.
In the colder months of the year, the black rat snake will den up with other snakes including the timber rattlesnake and the racer.
canebrake rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, velvet-tail rattlesnake
KINGDOM:
Animalia ...
The timber rattlesnake, C. horridus, is found from S Maine to NE Florida and W to Iowa and Texas. It is from 31/2 to 5 ft (105-150 cm) long and is yellow or tan with wide, dark crossbands.
Minnesota is home to 17 species of snakes, although one, the venomous massasauga (mass-as-SAU-gwa) rattlesnake has not been positively sighted in the state for many years. Minnesota's other venomous snake, the timber rattlesnake, ...
Activity/Behavior: Copperheads are usually active at night but can often be found moving around or basking during the daytime. In the mountains, they sometimes hibernate with timber rattlesnakes.
Snake Mortality Associated with Late Season Radio-transmitter Implantation. Herpetological Review 29(3), 1998. This deals with data primarily from the Louisiana pine snake and the timber rattlesnake.
In the fall of the year this snake gathers to hibernate, often in association with the timber rattlesnake. Copperheads tend to live in large numbers in communal "dens." These "dens" are easily wiped out by suburban development and sport hunting.
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Yellow-blotched Palm-pitviper ...
striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
stripe-necked musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer)
timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
yellowbellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) ...
 See also: Rattlesnake, Snake, Reptile, Lizard, Black rat
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