";s:4:"text";s:2464:" The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to eastern North America.
Has anyone ever seen a Timber Rattlesnake in Maine or NH? This snake is known for its dark banded appearance, its iconic warning rattling sound, and its dangerous venomous bite.
And as there are no other rattlesnake species this far north, there Maine There used to be timber rattlesnakes in Maine, as there were across most of the northeast. Only the locations have been eliminated to protect the innocent. Timber Rattlesnakes were bountied in Vermont until 1971, and designated endangered in 1987. The timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and canebrake — is a large pit viper with a wide distribution across the eastern half of the U.S. My brother-in law who is a professional hiker (AKA CMP meter reader) works in the Boothbay region in Lincoln County. This species warrants federal endangered or threatened species listing consideration, including prelisting status reviews (Therres 1999). To the second part, no. Maine has no rattlesnakes or any venomous snakes, for that matter.
All across the wilds of the eastern United States, the timber rattlesnake roams. timber rattlesnake is a species of regional concern in the northeastern United States (Therres 1999). In this case, the timber rattlesnakes.
America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake, to be published (2015) by University of Chicago Press, explores But there have been no verified sightings since the early 1900s.
The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) was named by Linneaus in 1758, and the genus name, Crotalus, literally means "hollow in the rocks" after the denning habit the Timber Rattlesnake uses. There are only nine species and two sub-species of snakes in the Pine Tree State, none of them venomous and only one considered A timber rattlesnake can grow up to 6.25 feet long, with average lengths between 3 and 5 feet. Maine probably isn't the place a dedicated herpetologist would like to spend much time. At least, that’s what the snake experts tell us.
This is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous northeastern United States and is second only to its cousins to the west, the prairie rattlesnake, as the most northerly …