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Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

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40.6096, -75.6049

Field Notes

Description:

Melanistic individual was in shed when found around nearby natural rock shelter at the foot of a rocky hill in Pennsylvania. Specimen was a young adult male about 3 feet/1 meter in length.

Habitat:

Mountainous area in Pennsylvania in a natural rock formation but nearby railroad tracks

Notes:

Note the variation between this individual and the one from South Carolina

Reference Links:

Crotalus horridus, PA HERP IDENTIFICATION » Timber Rattlesnake

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ConorSheaWing
Now these are the spotting I like to see from PA!(:
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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