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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.
Three types of rattlesnakes in NC. There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake ...
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera , species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae , [ 1 ] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus .
Rattlesnake fangs are connected by venom ducts to large venom glands near the outer edge of the upper jaw, towards the rear of the head. When the rattlesnake bites, muscles on the sides of the venom glands contract to squeeze the venom through the ducts and into the fangs. When the fangs are not in use, they remain folded against the palate ...
The timber rattlesnake gets a new segment on its rattle each time it sheds its skin, though they sometimes break off. Appearance: ...
Southern Pacific rattlesnake SW California, Baja California, Mexico C. horridus T: Linnaeus, 1758 0 Timber rattlesnake The eastern United States from southern Minnesota and southern Maine, south to east Texas and north Florida, in southern Canada in southern Ontario: C. intermedius: Troschel, 1865 2 Mexican small-headed rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake. A photo of a timber rattlesnake, retrieved from kysnakes.ca.uky.edu/venomous. Photo courtesy of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Forestry.