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Crotalus horridus
About a 24 inch long, beautiful timber rattlesnake.. Tan base color with jagged black bands and an burnt sienna stripe down the dorsum
Rural area in a kudzu covered, rocky area.
"As this is a sensitive species, and like all species, is worthy of our protection, the locality information has been altered to protect this organism."
Spotted on Sep 19, 2013
Submitted on Sep 22, 2013
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As this is a sensitive species, and like all species, is worthy of our protection, the locality information has been altered to protect this organism.
And while snakes do sleep, it is hard to tell. But this one would periodically flick her tongue and would follow movement. She definitely was not asleep.
Snakes do not have eyelids and cannot close their eyes.
not in 3,4,5.
The color really merges into the back ground!
in 5 eye seems to be closed.
very fascinating indeed..
Oh no Jemma, she is flicking her tongue out!
was it napping?
Thanks Mona!
Beautiful..