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Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, dark individual.

Habitat:

Captive specimen at Bays Mountain Park, Tennessee.

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Comments (4)
LisaPowers
I agree! I find them to be a magnificent and regal creature, worthy of a much better name than C. horridus! How about C. regius? ;-)
Caleb Steindel
how could a creature like this have a scientific name with "horridus" in it? :)
drP
Very pretty.

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PublishedMay 31, 2014

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