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Common Name:

 Timber Rattlesnake
Scientific Name:
Crotalus horridus
Etymology:
Genus:

Crotalus is derived from the Latin word crotalum which means "rattle".
 Species:
 horridus is Latin for "dreadful".
Vernacular Names:
American viper, bastard rattlesnake, black rattlesnake, common rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, great yellow rattlesnake, mountain rattlesnake, northern banded rattlesnake, northern rattlesnake, pit viper, rock rattlesnake, velvet tail, yellow rattlesnake.
Average Length:
30 - 60 in. (90 - 152 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
67.1 in. (170.5 cm)
Record length:
74.5 in. (189.2 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet  *Note the distribution given within the Species Booklet includes historical records.

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Pulaski Co.
Douthat State Park
Douthat State Park
   
     
Pulaski Co.