Definition of timber rattlesnake
: a widely distributed rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) chiefly of the eastern U.S.
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One of the first hints that yet another fungal disease that could devastate wildlife was emerging in the United States came in 2006 with a report that an isolated winter den of timber rattlesnakes in New Hampshire had suffered a population crash.
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Unfortunately, timber rattlesnakes are quite slow-moving.
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First Known Use of timber rattlesnake
1895
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medical Definition of timber rattlesnake
: 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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