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Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

Notes:

Crotalus horridus, commonly known as timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake or banded rattlesnake,[3] is a species of venomous pitviper found in the eastern United States. This is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous northeastern United States.[4] No subspecies are currently recognized. [Wikipedia]

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2 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Lisa, it's nice and dark to absorb the sun better up here in its northern range.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

What a big, old snake. <3

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Apr 22, 2007
Submitted on Apr 6, 2013

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