From there, they diverge. The timber rattlesnake also goes by the names American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler, and canebrake. Its scientific name is Crotalus horridus.

Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake “Of these three, the Timber is the rattlesnake N&O readers are most likely to encounter.

Three types of rattlesnakes in NC. There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake ...

There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.

Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake “Of these three, the Timber is the rattlesnake N&O readers are most likely to encounter.

North Carolina is home to an abundance of hiking trails to explore during the summer months – and the rattlesnakes that may be lurking there. There are three rattlesnake species in North ...

A familiar rattlesnake slithered into a biologist’s campsite near a ghost town in Arizona. Turns out, the biologist moved the ...

There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina, according to the Carolinas Poison Center: the Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.

There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina, according to the Carolinas Poison Center: the Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.

There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina: Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.

There are three rattlesnake species in North Carolina, according to the Carolinas Poison Center: the Timber “Canebrake” Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake.