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Rattlesnakes

Our Timber Rattlesnakes awaken in the late spring. They spend most of their time sunning themselves on sheltered rock ledges outside their dens. When warm nights begin in earnest they at last leave the den site and go into the wide world in search of food.

From our Feature Archive:

• A Natural History of the Timber Rattler

Offsite Links:

• Timber Rattlesnake Homepage from Wisconsin
• American International Rattlesnake Museum
• The Rattlesnake as a Symbol of America attributed to Benjamin Franklin

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