Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
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- C. horridus – Brazos Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- C. horridus – Brazos Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- C. horridus – Colorado Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- C. horridus – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- C. horridus – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- C. horridus Habitat – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- C. horridus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus horridus occurs only in eastern and southeastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: Crotalus horridus is protected in Texas as a Threatened Species
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus horridus (Linnaeus – 1758)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: horridus, Latin = dreadful
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962