Venomous!!
Other Names: Banded Rattlesnake, Velvet-tail Rattlesnake, Canebrake Rattlesnake
Scientific Name: Crotalus horridus
Family: Crotalidae
Description & Size
- Legless
- No eyelids
- Lacks external ears
- Each scale has a prominent ridge in the middle (strongly keeled)
- Rattle present on end of the tail
- Pit on each side of the head between the nostril and eye
- Vertical elliptical pupils
- Total length: 90.0-189.2 cm (34.5-74.5 in)
- Back color: tan, gold, or light brown
- Often has a black tail
- Black cross banding pattern on the back
Life History
- Diurnal and Nocturnal
- Active season: early April – late fall
- Breeding season: August – September
- Gives live birth
- 10-16 young per female (Gibbons, 1972)
Habitat
- Deciduous woodlands
- Rocky outcrops
Diet
- Small mammals
Range Map
Most common range within the last 50 years and does not include outliers. For more info email researchers email.