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timber rattlesnake

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noun

  1. a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.


Etymology

Origin of timber rattlesnake

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Hewlett said the closest likely population of the timber rattlesnake would be southeastern Calloway County near the Tennessee border, even there the population would be small.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2020

The baby timber rattlesnake was discovered last month by environmentalists from the Herpetological Associates group, who study endangered and threatened reptiles.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019

A monocled cobra, a West African spitting cobra and a timber rattlesnake were found at a home in Cresaptown, state Natural Resources Police said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2015

Russell Davis, 39, was bitten on the ankle by a timber rattlesnake shortly before midnight on Saturday, said Don Logan, manager of Bennett's Valley Ambulance Service, which transported the man to a hospital.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2015

The timber rattlesnake has habitat preferences similar to those of the eastern woodrat.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

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