Canebrake Rattlesnake
Canebrake Rattlesnake ~ Crotalus horridus
Genus: Crotalus
Species: horridus
Adult body length: 36 - 60 inches
Body length at birth: 11 - 16 inches
Breeding period: April - August
Young per year: 15 - 17 young per year
Typical foods: mainly rodents and birds
Habitat: grassy areas, wooded land, swamps
Can be found: from New Hampshire, south to Florida, west to Texas, then north to Indiana
Short description: broad Headed, triangular head, stout, keeled scales, rattle on tail, vertical pupils
General description:
The Canebrake Rattlesnake is a Venomous snake. It
is the sub species of the Timber Rattlesnake. They
look almost the same but the Canebrake Rattlesnake
is lighter in color. The Canebrake is normally light
gray to a tannish color. They have dark brown or reddish
colored blotched bands going down their back. Going
down the center of its back is a mud colored or rusted
color stripe. Their tail is normal a dark color and, like
all rattlesnakes, has a rattle.
The First three pictures below is of a Canebrake Rattlesnake found crawling across my drive way.
September 27 2007 06:54 pm