TIMBER RATTLE🐍

WEIGHT AND LENGTH

• In Ohio the typical adult timber rattlesnake is 38 inch. In length and 8 to 9 inches around
• The average weight for a male 1.7 pounds.
• The average weight for a female is 1.3 pounds.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Black or dark brown crossbands on a lighter background color of yellow, brown or gray, and a black phase
• A forked tounge
• A curled head
• Pits between their eyes
• Their eyes are dark black with slits

DIET

• They eat squirrels and chipmunks
• They eat frogs
• They eat many small furry animals
• They eat many small reptiles

PREY

• The timber rattlesnake has a temperature- sensitive opening, or pit, on either side of the face
• This sensory organ is used to detect prey and potential predators
• When vibrated, the rattle makes a buzzing sound characteristic of a disturbed rattlesnake.

BITES

• The bites have poison in it
• Bite will swell up
• Swelled skin will turn purple
• Will bleed if not treated.

BABIES

• The young are approximately 1 foot (30 cm) in length at birth
• They come out of eggs
• Emerge singly from the female

FUN FACTS!

• Timber rattlesnakes are active from late April until mid-October.
• Adults shed their skin every one or two years
• In northern New York they may not emerge until mid- May

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