timber rattlesnake
noun
: a widely distributed rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.
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Learn the history of timber rattlesnakes and how Hoosiers can share the state park with these animals.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
The timber rattlesnake, once widespread throughout the East, is now extinct in two states and endangered in eight others.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The timber rattlesnake resides mostly in western Wisconsin.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
Two species of rattlesnakes inhabit Wisconsin: the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
The diamondback and timber rattlesnake can both be found in the southern part of the state, but diamondbacks tend to be in drier, more upland areas–especially longleaf pine forests.
—Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, 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.
—Muri Assuncao New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022
Ranging from eastern North America to as far west as Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, the timber rattlesnake is the only rattler species in the populous northeastern United States and is considered endangered or threatened throughout much of that region.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 11 June 2020
Despite its scientific name — Crotalus horridus — the timber rattlesnake is a beauty, with a banded body and black tail.
—Star Tribune, 21 Mar. 2021
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
The timber rattlesnake, once widespread throughout the East, is now extinct in two states and endangered in eight others.
—Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The timber rattlesnake resides mostly in western Wisconsin.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
Two species of rattlesnakes inhabit Wisconsin: the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
The diamondback and timber rattlesnake can both be found in the southern part of the state, but diamondbacks tend to be in drier, more upland areas–especially longleaf pine forests.
—Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, 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.
—Muri Assuncao New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022
Ranging from eastern North America to as far west as Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, the timber rattlesnake is the only rattler species in the populous northeastern United States and is considered endangered or threatened throughout much of that region.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 11 June 2020
Despite its scientific name — Crotalus horridus — the timber rattlesnake is a beauty, with a banded body and black tail.
—Star Tribune, 21 Mar. 2021
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1895, in the meaning defined above
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timber rattlesnake
noun
tim·ber rattlesnake
ˈtim-bər- 
: a moderate-sized venomous rattlesnake of the genus Crotalus (C. horridus) that is widely distributed through the eastern half of the United States and feeds largely on mice and other rodents
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