Timber Rattlesnake

[eminart]

My reputation as a snake lover/wrangler has spread through a lot of my wife's friends. One of them called last weekend and asked if I wanted to come get this timber rattlesnake before they killed it. Of course, I did.

I find these somewhat commonly in the wild and photograph them. They're one of my favorite snake species in the world.

Crotalus horridus

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[PanUzasny]

Beautiful. Glad you were able to save it.

[Veronica]

Wow.... that first photo in particular is just amazing.

You have become the "crazy snake person" in the neighboorhood, just like me ahahaha.

[Albert Clark]

Congrats! What a striking animal. Reptiles truly rule in their various splendors. Thanks for sharing this one.

[craigafrechette]

What a gorgeous animal! Thanks so much for saving it before it was killed.