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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 ]
The Timber Rattlesnake, often called the Canebrake Rattlesnake, is the most common rattlesnake in the state, Bischof said. ... specifics on this small portion of range map, but I would be very ...
Common names: pygmy rattlesnake, eastern pygmy rattlesnake, ground rattlesnake, leaf rattler, death rattler, more. [3] Sistrurus miliarius, commonly called the pygmy rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers) of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
The eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in central and eastern North America from southern Ontario in Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous; it is the only species of venomous snake in Ontario. [4]
Rattlesnakes are most commonly associated with the rolling deserts and arid scrublands of the American Southwest, but they have a much broader habitat range than many people realize.
Hubbs and O'Connor (2012) list an adult size range of 812–1,219 mm (32.0–48.0 in). [ 7 ] The color pattern consists of a dark grayish, brownish black, reddish brown, or blackish ground color, overlaid with a dorsal pattern of blotches that are rectangular anteriorly, becoming subhexagonal posteriorly, eventually becoming crossbands just ...
Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or northern Pacific rattlesnake, [4] [5] is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.
The venomous ones include the copperhead, water moccasin, eastern coral snake and three types of rattlesnakes -- pigmy, eastern diamondback and timber. I have never seen an eastern coral snake.