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Is this a timber rattlesnake?
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by JohnG on September 21, 2015
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Can I upload a picture? What is this? I found a snake in the road still alive after the head got run over in the mountains of western North Carolina. It may be a timber rattlesnake that is missing its rattle. It is about 3 feet long. It has long fangs and pits on the triangular head. The color seems to be more consistent with a timber rattlesnake than a copperhead, but it has no rattle since either: 1) The tail got run over, or, 2) someone cut it off before I stopped to pick it up, which is unlikely given the road but possible. The underside of the tail looks undamaged, but it just doesn't look like the pictures I see of copperhead. I would like to upload or send pictures if possible.
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RE: Is this a timber rattlesnake?
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by JohnG on September 21, 2015
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I put a picture in the photo album.
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/libraries/showfilepage/7011
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RE: Is this a timber rattlesnake?
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by Crotalusssp on September 22, 2015
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Yes timber rattlesnake. Rattle could have been removed by person passing by or simply broke off while it was alive. Timber rattlesnakes can vary in appearance quite a bit throughout their range.
Charles
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