Timber Rattlesnakes have keeled scales, a single anal plate and facial pits. Philanthropy & Alumni "There are season rhythms to when some of these animals feed," McMahan said. Connie grew up in Elizabethtown, KY, working in her father's grocery store. When encountered, Timber Rattlesnakes usually remain motionless and only rattle when harassed. In Kentucky, these secretive and nonaggressive animals most frequently occur in areas with low human population densities. Research   /   The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Venomous snakes include the Copperhead, Western Cottonmouth (water moccasin), Timber Rattlesnake, and Pigmy Rattlesnake. This band of rain will thin out and fizzle by midday with clouds slowly breaking up by the afternoon. Their dorsal color can be gray, yellow, brown or green. MORE FROM WAVE3.COM+ Police: Deputy jailer admitted to exchanging tobacco dip for sex with inmate + Kentucky deputy arrested in connection to shooting investigation + Car hits LMDC jail building after driver becomes ill. McMahan says the best thing to have on hand if you do get bitten by a venomous snake is car keys, to drive to the hospital. Experts say the best way to avoid getting bitten by a venomous snake is to watch where you are stepping. FILE-- In this September 2008 handout file photograph from the Mass. Unlike more common snakes like Copperheads, timber … Live young are born in the late summer or early fall, and females generally have babies every 2-3 years. He says although more pictures of the two venomous snakes are popping up on social media from sightings in Bernheim Forest to Brown County Indiana, he believes it's only because it's summer when snakes are out and more people are posting photos. August 3, 2017 at 8:54 PM EDT - Updated August 10 at 9:45 AM, JILL COLVIN, WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER, Focus on Health - American Senior Communities, Police: Deputy jailer admitted to exchanging tobacco dip for sex with inmate, Kentucky deputy arrested in connection to shooting investigation, Car hits LMDC jail building after driver becomes ill, Officials searching for missing teenager from Paducah. McMahan says stepping on snake is the reason most people get bitten. Tread lightly and alertly down hiking paths, says Louisville Zoo Reptiles Curator Bill McMahan. Timber Rattlesnakes are stocky and noted for the prominent rattle on their tail tip. I am quite sure Stoney must already have less snakes, due to all of that previous land clearing he has accomplished, and that you would survive. Like lizards and other snakes, the timber rattlesnake smells by flicking its tongue in and out its mouth. Div. of Wildlife and Fisheries, a timber rattlesnake rests in a coil on a rock in Western Massachusetts. The timber rattlesnake is the state’s largest venomous snake. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. The main rattlesnake species you’ll find in Indiana is the timber rattlesnake. "I did not see it, I just didn't see it," Griffis said. LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Don't move, just let it slither away; that's the advice from experts as we get more reports of venomous snake sightings in WAVE Country in copperheads and timber rattlesnakes. I could not walk anymore.". It is a heavy-bodied snake with dark, sometimes V-shaped cross- bands, on a yellow, gray, brown or sometimes greenish background color. While the majority of copperhead victims bounce back after treatment, a rattlesnake bite is much more dangerous and anti-venom treatments are costly.