Timber Rattlesnake. Timber rattlesnakes are large, heavy-bodied snakes that are characterized by dark cross bands or chevrons on a lighter background. This species generally has a black tail, but there is considerable variation in the overall color of individual snakes. In the mountains, wood rattles are usually yellow, dark gray, or sometimes almost solid black. In Piedmont and the coastal plain, rattlesnakes, or “reed beds,” as they are known, have a pink background color and often a brown or orange stripe running down the middle of the back. Crédito: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
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