Crotalus horridus

ON EXHIBIT:  Cove Forest and Delta Swamp at River Journey.

FUN FACTS
Timber rattlesnakes hibernate in dens during the winter.  The snakes will return to the same dens year after year.  Timber rattlesnakes are venomous and you should keep away from wild specimens.  However, these snakes are not aggressive.  Their venom is used for defense and for immobilizing prey.

CONSERVATION
Although still fairly common in some local areas, the timber rattlesnake populations are decreasing.in numbers in most areas where it was once numerous due to unregulated collection and indiscriminate killing.