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Timber rattlesnakes can be found in most of Pennsylvania except the far northwestern and southeastern parts of the state. “They are in 51 of our 67 counties,” Urban said.
The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) [6] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. [7] C. horridus is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern United States and is second only to its ...
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [ 1 ] of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents. Rattlesnakes receive their name from the rattle located at the end of ...
The rattlesnake “actually views us as a predator; we’re a large animal that could eat him. And they’re afraid of us,” Ted Clamp, founder of the Edisto Island Serpentarium in South Carolina ...
If you get bitten by a rattlesnake despite your - and the snake's - best efforts, the National Forest Service says to call 911 and wash the area with soap and water while waiting for help to arrive.
Wykoff Run in Quehanna Wild Area, the largest such protected area in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 18 wild areas in its State Forest system. [1] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake, [3][4] Great Plains rattlesnake, [5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi ...