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Timber did not rattle---why not?
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by Puma3 on July 31, 2007
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Just 15 minutes ago, I was looking for snakes around my cabin in Cedar Mtn. SC. and saw a medium sized Timber go under a slab of lumber where a portable sawmill had been used. I carefully lifted the lumber, and the approx. 3 foot snake made a hasty retreat. At no time did it rattle. Is this common behavior?
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by AquaHerp on July 31, 2007
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Timbers very rarely rattle unless quite annoyed. As a matter of fact, surprisingly enough;most species hesitate to rattle unless sufficiently molested.
DH
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RE: Timber did not rattle---why not?
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by GREGLONGHURST on July 31, 2007
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A rattlesnake that "sounds off" in the presence of man most often is killed for its efforts. A snake that does not rattle in the presence of Homo sapiens will more likely live to pass on those "quiet" genes.
~~Greg~~
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