timber rattler
Forested pit viper
A timber rattler is a timber rattlesnake, a large venomous pit viper found in forested areas of the eastern United States.
The name comes from its preference for wooded, rocky terrain: We spotted a timber rattler sunning itself on the trail.
Like other rattlesnakes, it has a segmented rattle on its tail that buzzes when the snake feels threatened.
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- snake bitePuncture from legless reptile
- coiledArranged in spirals
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- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
- venomous snakescobra, viper, mamba, taipan, krait
- rattlesnakesdiamondback, sidewinder, western diamondback
- vipersviper, pit viper, adder, copperhead, cottonmouth
timber rattlergarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
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timber rattlerwhite-tailed deer
Common American cervid species
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