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Timber Rattlesnake

TYPE:   REPTILE


RANGE:
Most of eastern U.S.

FOOD:
Mice, chipmunks, squirrels,
rabbits, shrews, moles,
weasels, birds, insects,
amphibians, other snakes

PREDATORS:
Humans

HABITAT:
Woodland, bushes, fields,
grasslands

 


DESCRIPTION

  • The rattlesnake is famous for the warning sound it makes when threatened. When it shakes the rattle on the end of its tail, it makes a clear buzzing sound. This warning sound should be taken seriously, because rattlesnakes are very poisonous.
  • Although dangerous, rattlesnakes do not attack if you mind your own business.

LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION 

http://www.umass.edu/umext/snake/timber.html

 

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