timber rattlesnake
noun
: a widely distributed rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.
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The timber rattlesnake is one of North America's most dangerous snakes, widely found across the east of the country.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Specifically that means pit vipers, which includes timber rattlesnakes (found in Connecticut) and copperheads and water moccasins.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
Learn the history of timber rattlesnakes and how Hoosiers can share the state park with these animals.
—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
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Specifically that means pit vipers, which includes timber rattlesnakes (found in Connecticut) and copperheads and water moccasins.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
Learn the history of timber rattlesnakes and how Hoosiers can share the state park with these animals.
—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
See all Example Sentences for timber rattlesnake
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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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