21. Rattle Snake Bite Treatment And Prevention spend the summer. The rattler rarely goes more than a mile from itsden. snakes are secretive in their activities. They hunt at http://allsands.com/Health/Advice/rattlesnakebit_yui_gn.htm

22. Snakes Of New York There are only three species of poisonous snakes living in the wilds are the timberrattlesnake, the massasauga (erroneously called pygmy rattler ), and the http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/snakes/snakes.htm

Adirondack Black Bears Atlantic Salmon in New York The Coyotes in New York State Home Landscapes for Environmental Sensitivity ... Willow Biomass for Bioenergy Search ESF Among America's Best Colleges SUNY-ESF was ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News and World Report . Story HERE Snakes of New York From the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry... New York state is home to 17 species of snakes. These animals, whose tubular, limbless bodies are instantly and universally recognized, produce mixed reactions among people, from fear to fascination. Serpents figure prominently in the mythologies of nearly all human cultures; however, only in Christian religions are they a symbol of evil and temptation. It is perhaps for this reason that snakes often are persecuted and killed without any understanding of their true nature. Snakes play critical roles in the environments where they occur, primarily by the position they hold in food webs in natural communities. Many snakes are top level predators; for example, a single rat snake can consume over 100 rodents a year. common garter snake Other snakes are important in the control they exert on insect and other invertebrate populations. All snakes form part of the diet of other predators such as hawks and foxes and thereby serve to link higher and lower feeding levels.

23. Mottled Rock Rattler Although I don t keep venomous snakes, I enjoy finding these. Although not a commonrattler, to date I have found more than my share of leps in the Hudspeth http://www.kingsnake.com/hudspeth/rock.htm

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Found on a private ranch in the Eagle Mountains in July of 1999 @ approx. 11:30 P.M. Size: up to 32" Range in Texas: West to the Hueco Mountains of Hudspeth County and East to Uvalde County. South into the Big Bend Region and North into the Guadalupe Mountains. Found in the rockier areas of its range. Comments: Never underestimate these little Rattlesnakes. web site. Click on the thumbnails below to see the variance in the Lepidus found in Hudspeth County. Thanks to Russ Cormack for the use of his pictures. I receive allot of email requesting information on the Hudspeth County Lepidus. I created the range map below as a general guide. It is based on my own personal field observations as well as from other reliable sources. Click on it to see an enlarged version.

24. Snakes Alive! Lisa and I returned to the cabin, where I related our runin with the rattler.No eyebrows were raised. My family knows my attitude toward snakes. http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/conmag/2004/04/20.htm

Current Issue Table of Contents Magazine Archive Subscribe ... Renew Click to Enlarge Western cottonmouths (top right) hold their heads above the surface when swimming, exposing their backs. Timber rattlers (bottom row) avoid confrontations with people by hiding or slithering away. Another defensive tactic is to coil and rattle. Timber rattlers are dangerous but their bite is usually not deadly. Most bites occur when people tried to kill or handle snakes. Snakes Alive! by Mark Goodwin photos by Jim Rathert The best response to venomous snakes is to respect their wildness. An August day at my parents' cabin along Big Creek in Wayne County offered summer fun at its best. Mom and Dad had invited my family and my two sisters' families out for the weekend. I rose early and hunted squirrels in the cool of the morning. At midday, we all played in Big Creek and tried our luck at fishing. I helped my older sister's step-grandson catch his first smallmouth bass. I even found time for an afternoon nap. After supper,my wife, Lisa, and I took a short walk down the county road that leads from the cabin. The clay and gravel road winds through a sizable expanse of hilly hardwood timber. As we chatted and walked, I stopped periodically to listen for the sound of squirrels cutting hickory nuts. The sound, a sign of coming fall, was one I had not yet heard this season. I was eager to hear it. My wife is patient, but the fourth time I motioned for silence, she gave me a look that said,"Mark,that's enough."

25. File Not Found Various harmless snakes often are misidentified as cottonmouths and needlesslykilled. Sistrurus catenatus catenatus. Local Name swamp rattler. http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/herpetol/snake/snake4.htm

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26. The Belled Viper timber rattlers are disappearing from their former haunts, Brennan has become aneloquent spokesman for the snakes, even writing a book, rattler Tales from http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/dec97/viper.html

document.write(''); 1 mb MOV movie 1 mb AVI movie Courtesy Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund American Pit Vipers The Belled Viper One day recently, Curt Brennan used a stick to part some laurel branches in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania. He knew just what he was looking for. Instantly, a harsh insect-like buzzing filled the air, and what looked like a pile of leaves began to move. More than two dozen timber rattlesnakes were basking in the hazy sunshine, heaped in an area the size of a card table. Twenty years ago, Brennan would have been wading into the melee, snatching snakes with his hook and stuffing them into collecting bags, flushed with the danger and excitement of rattler hunting. But Brennan has undergone a change of heart. Finding that snakes are easily injured by the rough handling they receive in capture and seeing that timber rattlers are disappearing from their former haunts, Brennan has become an eloquent spokesman for the snakes, even writing a book, Rattler Tales from Northcentral Pennsylvania , about his conversion from hunter to advocate.

27. CPCS: Northern Pacific Rattlesnake usually intoxicated males in your 20 s, tease their pet rattlers. Do give rattlesnakesthe rightof-way. Teach children early to respect snakes and to leave http://www.calpoison.org/public/rattler.html

Syrup Of Ipecac - Important New Information. Click here to read more. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis oreganos INDEX Habitat Ranges Characteristics Symptoms ... Prevention HABITAT: Pacific slope from British Columbia to California. RANGES: West of the Rockies south to San Luis Obispo woodland, scrub areas, prairie, grasslands, south-facing outcroppings with deep crevices, rodent-populated areas. CHARACTERISTICS: From inoffensive to easily provoked, this poisonous "pit" viper can vary in size and temperament. Common characteristics of mature "rattlers" are a powerful body that can reach a length of 5.5 feet; a thin neck; a triangular, or heart-shaped head; facial pits; hooded eyes with elliptical pupils; and a tail rattle, often called "buttons." (caution: tail rattles can be lost or may not yet be present in young snakes). The rattlesnake has an acute sense of smell and an ability to sense temperatures higher than its own surroundings. Skin color may vary from dark gray, olive, yellowish-brown, to brown or black, with hexagonal, oval, or nearly circular blotches with well-defined light borders. Generally active from April through September, the rattlesnake may emerge earlier and range later in warm weather. It is generally inactive or in a state of hibernation from November through February. During the spring the snake prowls in the morning and late afternoon. During summer the snake alternately basks and seeks shade. During the hottest months, the snake becomes nocturnal, seeking mice, voles, gophers, and even cottontail rabbits. This species mate in spring and bear young anytime from August through October. Baby rattlesnakes are just as poisonous as adult snakes.

28. North Dakota Snakes 8/16/95. snakes. Let s face it, we ve got em. Eight species of snakes live inNorth Dakota. But only one poisonous variety the prairie rattler. Yikes! http://ndwild.psych.und.nodak.edu/tvpages/ndsnake.html

29. EEK! - Critter Corner - Snakes!! Poisonous snakes ~elliptical pupil, like a cat’s eye; ~a rattle on the tail(if it’sa rattler); This is called a pit and is found on poisonous snakes. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/reptile/snakes.htm

SSSSSSSSnakes Did you know that there are as many as 21 kinds of snakes in Wisconsin? Wow, that’s a lot! Only two of these snakes are poisonous, the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga (mas-a-sa-gwa) rattlesnake. They are found only in specific habitats in the the southwestern part of the state. A few of Wisconsin’s snakes are endangered including: the massasauga rattlesnake, queen snake, western ribbon snake and the northern ribbon snake. Some snakes are the "protected wild animal" category which means that it is illegal to hunt or possess them. Wisconsin Snake Check List: (Check the ones you’ve seen) Black rat snake or pilot snake (Protected Wild Animal) Blue racer or yellow-bellied racer (Protected Wild Animal) Brown snake or DeKay's snake Bullsnake (Protected Wild Animal) Butler’s garter snake (Threatened) Common garter snake Eastern plains garter snake Eastern hognose snake Eastern milk snake ... Eastern massasauga rattler (Endangered) Northern redbelly snake Northern ribbon snake Northern ringneck snake Northern water snake ... Timber rattler snake (Protected Wild Animal) Western fox snake (sometimes called "pine" snake) Western ribbon snake Fun Facts About Snakes Snakes are ectothermic. Can you guess what that means? It means that they must rely on their surroundings to control their body temperature. So, in the heat of the summer, where do you suppose they go? They head underground or crawl into cool spaces or into areas with lots of vegetation. This keeps them cool in the heat of they day. On a cool day in the spring or fall, you might see a snake "sunning" itself out in the open where the sun can warm it up.

30. EEK! - Critter Corner - Massasauga Rattlesnake The timber rattler lacks these large plates and has only small random shaped headscales. Learn more about snakes and how to identify the poisonous ones. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/reptile/massasauga.htm

Massasauga Rattlesnake Wisconsin Status: endangered Federal Status: Under consideration for listing length: 20-32 inches A Trip Through Time How does the name "swamp rattler" grab you as a nick name? You may imagine the massasauga rattle snake to be a vicious serpent, ready to strike. The term rattlesnake immediately strikes fear in the hearts of most people. This is because of bad stories or rumors about a species that is in reality very shy and secretive. The massasauga is one of the two poisonous snakes in Wisconsin, the timber rattlesnake is the other. Believe it or not, before 1975 there was a bounty (a fee paid to people who kill "pest" species) in Wisconsin on rattlesnakes, paying up to 5 dollars a tail. In 1975 the bounty was lifted and the massasauga was placed on the Wisconsin Endangered and Threatened Species List. Some people were afraid that protection of the snake would help them to multiply out of control, but the truth was, their numbers have slowly dropped. Habitat loss is a big problem for these snakes, but the number of snakes killed for bounty might have hurt the populations permanently in some areas of the state. All Snakes Are Not Created Equal snakes and how to identify the poisonous ones.

31. The Advocate - Rattler Is On State S Endangered List; Copperhead Unlike nonpoisonous snakes that grip their prey while swallowing it, copperheadsand rattlers bite their prey, release it and track it down after the venom http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-rattler2may16,0,781991.story?c

32. Wildlife Sites Monica mountains is the Southern Pacific rattler, so there shouldn t be any doubtwhat you re seeing the next time you re mistaking all those snakes for other http://www.livingwithwildlife.com/backyard_critters_snakes.html

www.livingwithwildlife.com Home Order Bulletins Backyard Critter Columns Government Agencies ... Wildlife Rehabilitation Backyard Critters TM Snakes Rattlesnakes Worry Hiker A Technique for Repelling Rattlers Rattlesnakes Worry Hiker QUESTION: Rattlesnakes are everywhere in the Santa Monica Mountains. Walking with my poodle, Rene, I've seen five so far. As a child in Arizona, I was taught to stand still if I heard the rattle. But now people are telling me to jump the other way immediately. What should I do, and is there any antidote I can carry with me? C.H., Topanga, CA ANSWER: The only rattlesnake you'll run into in the Santa Monica mountains is the Southern Pacific rattler, so there shouldn't be any doubt what you're seeing the next time you're mistaking all those snakes for other species. Gopher snakes, for example, are quite abundant in a wide range of habitats, including dry, scrubby areas like the local mountains. Not only can they look a lot like rattlers, they can be quite adept at mimicking them when provoked. Nifty tricks incliude vibrating their tails, flattening their heads into a characteristic diamond shape and coiling up as if ready to strike. Regardless of the species, however, you should absolutely not bolt from the sounds of a rattler unless you know exactly where the snake is. Rattlers are not loud, and if you can hear one, chances are its pretty close. Remember that, like you, it's scared and feeling threatened and is most likely backing away from you. Stand as still as possible until you see where it is. Wait until it's moved far enough away - your body length is more than sufficient - before you slowly back away from it.

33. Florida Venomous Snakes 1 In fact, they are one of the more sedate, even placid, venomous snakes. EasternDiamondback Rattlesnake, Diamondback, Rattlesnake, rattler. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/fl-guide/venomsnk.htm

Florida Museum of Natural History’s Guide to Florida’s Venomous Snakes Although 45 species of snakes are found in Florida, only the 6 listed here are venomous and a danger to humans—see Checklist of Florida Amphibians and Reptiles . The remaining 39 species (and 41 subspecies) are harmless and should be protected for the beneficial role they play in natural ecosytems, eating insects, rodents, rabbits, and other small prey. If you are interested in all of our snakes, then you should visit our 'Online Guide to the Snakes of Florida' A word of caution is warranted here. If you find a snake and you do not know whether or not it is venomous, the safest thing to do is leave it alone. Florida snakes are not aggressive and, unless they are cornered, most will flee when humans approach. Occasionally, you might encounter one that is reluctant to leave because it is basking in the sun to get warm. Among snakebite victims, an unacceptably high number are bitten on the hands and arms when they are handling the snake. Do not catch a snake and do not handle one unless you are sure it is not venomous.

34. Snakes In The Grand Canyon! weather. snakes like to sun themselves on ledges. I once came faceto face with a Pink rattler while off route above Lava Falls. http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/snakes.htm

Courtesy of National Park Service Snakes in the Grand Canyon? Have you seen any? Coming up Nankoweap in August, and very thirsty, I went to where we had cached a bottle of water behind a big boulder, out of the sun. To my dismay and surprise, wrapped around my 1.5 litre bottle was a Rattlesnake! He was as shocked as I was! Do you want to hear what he sounded like? Just click here! Do you have any Grand Canyon Rattlesnake pictures or a ratlesnake story? Send me one and I'll post it here! Have you seen any? On April 21, 2001 on the Lava Falls Route I saw my first Rattlesnake of the year, a Great Basin Rattler. A real beauty, light brown with dark well defined splotches, about 18 inches long! She never even rattled, just calmly moved away out of the path of my big Solomon hiking boot. I was too excited to get a picture! Canyon John saw a small diamondback at the Toroweap / Lave Falls Overlook. About 20 yards back from the edge. September 27, 2000 Here are some photos of these facinating creatures! This rattlesnake photo was taken at 3000' near the confluence of Nankoweep and the River, April 1998. The encounter occurred around noon, about mid '70's for a temperature, the snake did not rattle and was a big one, appeared to be over 4 feet long, and I believe it's a Grand Canyon Rattler.

35. ABC Bites On Rattler Report from their property. Most of the snakes reported to be rattlers arein fact king and gopher snakes. Actual rattlers have proven http://www.anapsid.org/roundup1.html

Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection Last updated August 17, 2002 ABC Bites on Rattler Report Melissa Kaplan, News from the North Bay, 1(9):9-11 Transcript from ABC Evening News, August 30, 1994. Catherine Cryer (CC): Finally tonight, a roundup in Texas that might not be for every city slicker. You'll need a wary eye, a sharp sense of hearing, and a very steady hand. Reporting on tiptoe from Sweetwater, Texas, ABC's Charlie Murphy. Charlie Murphy (CM): Sweetwater is a sweet little town. The Texas theater still runs a double feature. Cash crops are cattle and cotton and rattlesnakes. Every year, Sweetwater holds the world's largest rattlesnake roundup. It's a way to rid the ranches around here of dangerous reptiles and make a little money on the side. Bill Warlick, Rancher (BW): It's not the great test fun in the world, but it's something to do CM: For $50, eager guides will show you how they catch them. You don't have to go far. Brent Burnett, Rattlesnake Hunter (BB): In West Texas, you can find a rattlesnake nearly anywhere. You can find it in town, you know, out in the country, no matter where you're at.

36. R A T T L E S N A K E S ! (Urban Rattlers) The cultivated fear of snakes can cause people to become so paralyzed uponencountering a rattler in the field that they cannot take the most elementary http://www.anapsid.org/rattlers/

Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection Last updated October 2, 2003 R A T T L E S N A K E S ! A Homeowner's Guide to Urban Rattlers: Basic information on behavior and natural history, with precautions for human family and homes Melissa Kaplan, 1994 I have used this guide with people who have been concerned about the possible or actual presence of rattlesnakes around their homes. When rattlesnakes must be removed from a site, I always give out referrals to people who will live-catch the snakes and relocate them to remote local sites. With any luck, this guide will also reduce the needless slaughter of harmless king and gopher snakes as well as enable a more comfortable coexistence between the intruders and the native species. Note that the precautions and recommendations in this article can be used to reduce interactions between humans and other, innocuous snakes. General Information Rattlers have good vision to at least 15 feet away under moderate illumination. The eyes are set so far to the sides of the head that they have only a limited field of binocular (stereo) vision. This may result in their moving their head from side to side as they try to get a good picture of something.

37. RATTLER - The Nuge Board Author, Topic rattler. REM223PA Junior Member, posted w/Quote Boy fromthe east meet snakes from the west FEB 2000 SOUTH TEXAS On my http://nugeboard.tednugent.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000308.html

The Nuge Board Hunting Stories RATTLER profile register preferences faq ... next oldest topic Author Topic: RATTLER Junior Member posted 05-14-2004 01:41 AM Boy from the east meet snakes from the west FEB 2000 SOUTH TEXAS On my fist trip to Texas I could ‘t sleep for weeks before we left just that happy to be going Hunting with some felles I really didn't know real well so I was a little weary. we met up about 4: 30 to get to the air port in time (I didn't sleep at all that night) Why we were on the plane I fond out by over hearing that some hunters got big rattle snakes the year before. Man a was thinking to my self-maybe these fells are all right and maybe I get a nice snake for amount. At the airport in san Antonio there was 3 -f350 cru cab to pick us up man I was feeling good. We arrived in camp in Pearsall at the half bro Ranch .man I was ready to hunt. This is where I find out that on the last trip the guides bring the snakes back to camp for the hunters to shoot Man I was disappointed in them,, you boy s shot them in camp from the porch. Then braged about the big rattlesnakes you got I sad to them please now more stories ok. Any way at about 12; 00 am. This Mexican cowboy ask me if I would go with him to open a gate

38. Timber Rattler - May Feature - Waterman And Hill-Traveller's Companion Of all our snakes, Rattlers are the last to leave hibernation andthe first to enter it again in the fall. Reproductive potential. http://www.naturealmanac.com/archive/feature/

The Waterman and Hill-Traveller's Companion, a Natural Events Almanac Home Buy the Book! Archive Contact us! If this link doesn't work for you, just drop us a line at AlmanacJim naturealmanac.com! A Natural History of the Timber Rattler Timber Rattlesnakes ( Croatalus horridus ) are one of those unfortunate species whose instinctual behavior has turned out to be particularly maladaptive when interacting with our culture. As a result the Timber Rattler has gained a tragically exclusive legal status - that of the endangered species. The Timber Rattlesnake's year begins in April when the hibernating snakes stir from their long winter sleep and emerge from their communal dens to sun themselves on warm days around its mouth. These dens are nearly always located in steep, rocky terrain and are used year after year by the same group of snakes. It is here that mating takes place, either in the fall or spring, and males compete for the receptive females affections with a peculiar form of neck boxing. Rattlesnake prey Once prey is located the Rattlesnake moves slowly and cautiously to within striking distance and then, with blinding speed, strikes. The snake injects a small amount of venom via its needle sharp fangs, releases the prey, and waits for the poison to do its work. Within minutes the mouse, chipmunk, or vole is dead and the snake then swallows the prey whole, headfirst. Once it has eaten the Rattlesnake crawls out of sight and digests its meal - a process that takes two or three days. In the course of a season a Rattlesnake will only make 25 kills before returning to its den for wintering.

39. 5NR Videos: Massassauga Rattler human nature to be afraid of poisonous snakes. That s why naturalists fight an uphillbattle when they try to protect a species like the Massasauga rattler. http://video.durable.gc.ca/video.php?Sequence=2&GroupID=5&lang=e

40. Canadian Communities Atlas Sometimes known as the swamp rattler or black snapper , the Massasauga rattlesnakeis one of a group of nine snakes separated by the main group of http://www.bwdsb.on.ca/whss/ccatlas/enviropg.htm

Back to Atlas Intro Page Environment EASTERN MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE A DISAPPEARING SPECIES Back to Index Page Introduction Sometimes known as the "swamp rattler" or "black snapper", the Massasauga rattlesnake is one of a group of nine snakes separated by the main group of rattlesnakes because of unique physical characteristics including a group of nine large plates on the crown of the head. Description The colour of Massasauga rattlers is usually gray or brownish gray with irregular white or yellowish markings. Some adults are jet-black with little or no patterns or markings. In either case the Eastern Massasauga has a dominantly black underside. Also the Massasauga rattlesnake Like most other rattlesnake has a tail made of Keratin which is a little ball when first born, but grows as the snake sheds its skin. Useful Facts The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is the only remaining venomous snake in Ontario, which is the only province where it is found in Canada. The snake is small and extremely humble, and not likely to attack humans unless provoked. But it may shake its rattle to warn you off. The rattlesnake’s decline is attributed primarily to habitat loss from land-clearing and the drainage of wetlands and wet prairies for agriculture. Humans are also known to deliberately kill individual snakes. The largest remaining populations occur in the Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay areas. In 1990, under the Ontario Game and Fish Act, it became prohibited to harass, take, or kill the Massasauga Rattlesnake. Since then, wildlife experts have researched the effects of human disturbances on the snake

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