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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 ]
These are timber rattlesnakes, a species of rattlesnake native to the East Coast. While timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in Massachusetts these days, that wasn't always the case.
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
The type genus for this subfamily is Crotalus, of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake, C. horridus. [ citation needed ] These snakes range in size from the diminutive hump-nosed viper, Hypnale hypnale , that grows to a typical total length (including tail) of only 30–45 cm (12–18 in), to the bushmaster, Lachesis muta , a ...
The Timber rattlesnake, (Crotalus horridus), [192] is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to eastern North America. This is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous northeastern United States and is second only to its cousins to the west, the prairie rattlesnake, as the most northerly distributed venomous snake in North America.
Timber/Canebrake Rattlesnake: They are found in a variety of terrestrial habitats as well as swamps. Their basic color is gray with black V-shaped crossbands. ... This adult female eastern coral ...
The female produces the ova ("eggs") in her ovaries, after which they pass through her body cavity and into one of her two oviducts. The ova are arranged in a continuous chain in a coiled section of the oviduct, known as the "tuba". [71] Male rattlesnakes have sexual organs known as hemipenes, located in the base of the tail. The hemipenis is ...
∎ Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. ∎ Cottonmouth (water moccasin) ∎ Timber rattlesnake. ∎ Copperhead snake. ∎ Black widow spider. ∎ Brown recluse spider. ∎ American alligator. ∎ ...