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Timber rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
VENOMOUS
Description: 
This rattlesnake has a golden brown body with dark crossbands. Most southern forms have a reddish-orange stripe that runs down the back. This snake has keeled scales, a vertical pupil (not round *), and an obvious heat-sensing pit between the eye and nostril.

* Note: Pit viper pupils can often appear round in certain lighting, such as in photos utilizing a flash. Do NOT use pupil shape as a sole means to identify any snake in Oklahoma. 
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Size: 
Adults 35 - 54 inches (89 - 137 cm)

Prey: 
Rodents

Reproduction: 
Mates in fall or spring and gives birth to live young in late summer to early fall. Typically has 5 - 15 babies that are 10 - 15 inches (25 - 38 cm) long.

Habitat: 
Wooded areas, rocky outcrops, and swampy marshlands.

Other Information: 
Commonly known as a "velvet tail" because of the black coloration of the tail, which has a soft, velvety appearance.


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  • Harmless Species
    • Broad-banded watersnake
    • Bullsnake
    • Coachwhip
    • Common gartersnake
    • Common watersnake
    • DeKay's brownsnake
    • Diamond-backed watersnake
    • Eastern hog-nosed snake
    • Flat-headed snake
    • Graham's crayfish snake
    • Great Plains ratsnake
    • Gulf swampsnake
    • Kansas glossy snake
    • Lined snake
    • Long-nosed snake
    • Marcy's checkered gartersnake
    • Northern red-bellied snake
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    • Plains black-headed snake
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    • Plains hog-nosed snake
    • Prairie kingsnake
    • Racer
    • Ring-necked snake
    • Rough earthsnake
    • Rough greensnake
    • Scarletsnake
    • Slowinski's cornsnake
    • Speckled kingsnake
    • Texas nightsnake
    • Threadsnake
    • Variable groundsnake
    • Western black-necked gartersnake
    • Western milksnake
    • Western mudsnake
    • Western smooth earthsnake
    • Western ratsnake
    • Western ribbonsnake
    • Western wormsnake
  • Venomous Species
    • Copperhead
    • Northern cottonmouth
    • Prairie massasauga rattlesnake
    • Prairie rattlesnake
    • Timber rattlesnake
    • Western diamond-backed rattlesnake
    • Western pygmy rattlesnake
  • Patterned
  • Solid
  • Striped
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