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by wvslayer on June 30, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
I was wondering about a timber rattlesnake i have it's about 50 inches long with 13 rattlers but it has a light cream color between the black and brown bands it this a rare color? I don't know how to post a pic on this site so if anyone could tell me how i'll post one thanks from wv

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by Crotalusssp on July 1, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
Load the picture up on your profile is the easiest way. Charles

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by wvslayer on July 1, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
I put the pic on my profile It may be a common color for some areas but i've only seen 2 of this color in my area most are just yellow black and brownish.thanks from wv

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by theemojohnm on July 1, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
Fairly common in the PA, WV, MD area(s), but it is a pretty clean pattern. Very nice.

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by Peter84Jenkins on July 1, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
This would be considered a black phase.

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by choppergreg74 on July 25, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
That is considered the black phase however I have seen jet black ones. Really nice Timbers are my favorite of all snakes. They come in a wide variety of color phases. They are also really quite curious snakes. You also dont see to many around.

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by FSB on August 12, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
The cream coloration you mentioned between the chevrons is actually the snake's mid-dorsal stripe, which appears more rusty-red farther south in VA and reaches a deep red, pencil-thin extreme in canebrakes. In this case the stripe is obscured and interrupted by the dark blotches so it loses its continuity. I have seen similar-looking timbers in MD and WVa, and sometimes the cream-colored stripe can be very broad, with most attractive results.

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by FSB on August 12, 2011	Mail this to a friend!
BTW, the fact that it has 13 segments in its rattle makes it (until its next shed) a genuine Ben Franklin "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake.

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