Crotalus horridus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Timber rattlesnake
French : Crotale des bois

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Viperidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 1.89 m. Heavy-bodied with large triangular head. Coloration ranges from olive-grey to dark brown with black-chevron shaped markings on back and brown longitudinal dorsal line. Unmistakable.

Range and habitat
The species is found in North America, in most of the eastern half of USA, from New England, south to Florida, west to Texas. Lives in both humid and dry forests, woodlands, both in lowlands and mountains.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species has a large range and remains at least locally common. It could be vulnerable to habitat loss and persecution.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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