Crotalus horridus

Timber rattlesnake may refer to:

• Crotalus adamanteus, a.k.a. the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the southeastern United States.
• Crotalus horridus, a.k.a. the timber rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the eastern United States.

Description The Timber Rattlesnake is a large venomous snake. It comes in a varies colors; such as yellow, brown or black, with dark brown or black V-shaped crossbands on the back. The head is a triangular shape, with vertically elliptical pupils .

Distribution and Population The species was found throughout the eastern united states and in Ontario. It is no longer seen in Maine and Rhode Island, and has not been seen in Canada since 1941, The only time the specimen was collected was from the Niagara Gorge, and has not been found anywhere else in Canada, since then it has been considered extirpated from Canada

Habitat The Timer Rattlesnake like to inhabit northern parts of their range are forested areas with rocky outcrops to for denning and basking, the snakes will have their dens made out of rock debris, and that's where they'll hibernate. Biology The Timer Rattlesnake almost all the time feeds on small mammals, Gravid females do not feed, and select the select different habitat features then the ones the males and non-gravid females would choose. The females reproduce about every 3 years, giving birth to 5-9 young.

Reasons for extirpation inherited genes with defects can cause, delayed maturity, low reproductive output and low juvenile survivorship , combined with human exploitation through such things as bounty hunting, sport hunting, and commercial collecting, have made the species extirpation from Canada. Habitat destruction, with pollution, and other human interference with the habitats.