How to Use timber rattlesnake in a Sentence
timber rattlesnake
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Now, the blond timber rattlesnake is safe in captivity, and soon the public will be able to see it.
—Brian Broom, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
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The reptile was found in a nest where a timber rattlesnake recently gave birth.
—Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
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According to wildlife experts, the timber rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in New York with a record length of 74 ½ inches.
—Fox News, 22 June 2018
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The canebrake or timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a big, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to 6 feet in length.
—Mandi Albright, ajc, 26 Apr. 2022
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There’s no good way to be surprised by a timber rattlesnake, but one of the worst might be finding one on the door handle of your vehicle.
—Tribune News Service, al, 26 Aug. 2021
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In fact the Badger State has two native rattlesnakes, the eastern massasauga and the timber rattlesnake.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
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The timber rattlesnake, also called the canebreak rattlesnake, is the most common of the three rattlers found in Alabama, and can be found in all 67 counties.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022
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The timber rattlesnake is larger than the massasauga and is typically marked with dark bands rather than blotches.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
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Gibbs says police also found a gun in the console and a terrarium in the backseat containing a pet timber rattlesnake.
—USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
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Two employees at the organization spotted the reptile in a nest where a timber rattlesnake was giving birth late last month.
—USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2019
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Despite its scientific name — Crotalus horridus — the timber rattlesnake is a beauty, with a banded body and black tail.
—Star Tribune, 21 Mar. 2021
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An upstate New York man trying to jump-start his car was greeted by an unusual sound coming from his engine — the rattle of a venomous timber rattlesnake.
—Fox News, 22 June 2018
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In New York, a man trying to jump start his car was surprised to encounter the telltale sound of a venomous timber rattlesnake curled up on the battery, according to the Associated Press.
—Scott Berson, charlotteobserver, 21 June 2018
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Getting mauled by a bear, bitten by a timber rattlesnake, or attacked by a shark is something entirely different.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Apr. 2020
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Called Snake Acres, the area is filled with timber rattlesnakes, and these have come into contact -- and bitten -- humans and pets, outdoor magazine Outside Online reported.
—Fox News, 14 June 2019
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Some encounters were with potential deadly snakes, like when a Mississippi woman saw the very rare blond timber rattlesnake.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021
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The diamondback and timber rattlesnake can both be found in the southern part of the state, but diamondbacks tend to be in drier, more upland areas–especially longleaf pine forests.
—Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 25 Apr. 2023
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In an interview Wednesday, Bender identified the reptile as a timber rattlesnake, one of two types of venomous snakes in Massachusetts.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2021
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Hunting timber rattlesnakes is an oddity in Pennsylvania because unlike, say, deer or ducks, few snakes are killed.
—Jason Nark, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
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Nature, thankfully, had balanced out a timber rattlesnake’s formidable fangs with a simple and loud warning system on its tail.
—Jason Nark, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
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Two New Jersey herpetologists exploring an area known for its timber rattlesnakes stumbled across a rare find: a newborn two-headed rattlesnake slithering across the ground.
—NBC News, 6 Sep. 2019
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The licensed season for timber rattlesnakes and northern copperheads, one of Pennsylvania’s other venomous snakes, runs from the second Saturday in June until the end of July.
—Jason Nark, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
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The two venomous snake species found in Connecticut (timber rattlesnake and eastern copperhead) are not widely distributed, and most people are unlikely to encounter a venomous snake around their home.
—Hartford Courant, 30 July 2022
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Copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are the three species of venomous snakes in Pennsylvania, according to the Fish and Boat Commission.
—Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 19 June 2019
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One of the first hints that yet another fungal disease that could devastate wildlife was emerging in the United States came in 2006 with a report that an isolated winter den of timber rattlesnakes in New Hampshire had suffered a population crash.
—James Gorman, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
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According to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, only two of the 14 native snake species found in the state are venomous – the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake – and neither have widespread distributions.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022
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The species also occupy very different habitats, with the timber rattlesnake primarily an upland snake and the massasauga more associated with wetlands.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
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And of those six, experts say snakebites from only three — the timber rattlesnake, Eastern diamondback and cottonmouth — are realistically threatening.
—Mandi Albright, ajc, 26 Apr. 2022
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Vickery Eckhoff, great-granddaughter of the original owner, clearly remembers her introduction to timber rattlesnakes.
—James McWilliams, Outside Online, 10 June 2019
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Unfortunately, timber rattlesnakes are quite slow-moving.
—National Geographic, 26 June 2016
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