But Hayward observed that sloughing is a strong indication for Crotal., and the cure by this remedy of his own daughter of scarlatina maligna, with gangrenous-looking sore-throat, was a dramatic outcome of his researches. However, there is no evidence that C. horridus ever occurred in Illinois. Survey of Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) peripheral range on southern Minnesota state lands (1998). Nomenclatural History: Kennicott (1855) listed C. duressus in his Cook County list, probably based on the confusion surrounding Linnaeus' brief descriptions of C. horridus and C. duressis. Original Name: Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758. 6. Males gen-erally exhibited the largest activity ranges, and the sizes of their ranges were positively correlated with the number of days the snakes were monitored. 2011. It was known from New Hampshire south and west to Pennsylvania and New Jersey, throughout the Appalachians, all of southeast down to the panhandle of Florida, west to eastern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and extreme southeastern Nebraska.

The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) his-torically ranged through most of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada, extending from Ontario and Minnesota south into Florida and Texas (Gloyd, 1940; Conant and Collins, 1991; Martin, 1992). It can be a large, heavy-bodied snake. The range of the timber rattlesnake is from south-central New Hampshire and the Lake Champlain region of Vermont, south to northern Florida, and west to eastern Texas, central Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, southern and eastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. Crotalus poison is acid, the Viper neutral. On Lake Erie Islands, southeastern New England, and Crotalus horridus Large adult male from the Osceola National Forest, Florida. Canebrakes from this region of Florida are considered to be Type A, their venom contains high amounts of neurotoxins, resulting in a much higher toxicity compared to snakes elsewhere. Crotalus horridus, commonly known as the timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake or banded rattlesnake, is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to the eastern United States. Adult males and non-gravid adult females prefer deciduous forests and woodland edges in an agricultural setting during the summer. Description: Timber rattlesnakes, which are called canebrake rattlesnake in the Coastal Plain of the Southeast, are large, heavy bodied snakes with the characteristic rattles on the end of the tail. The Rotten-snake ("Birri") causes more sloughing than any other " (Hering). Crotalus horridus at the Animal Diversity website ; Crotalus horridus at the CARCNET website; Crotalus horridus in the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Action Plan (PDF) Crotalus horridus at the Snakes of Massachusetts website; Species summary written by Kaile Burgess. In the Media _____. 14 pp. Fig. CROTALUS HORRIDUS (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE) JOHN ALLSTEADT1'3, ALAN H. SAVITZKY1'5, CHRISTOPHER E. PETERSEN1,4, AND DAYANAND N. NAIK2 'Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA 2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23,529, USA ABSTRACT: The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) occurs in … Crotalus horridus atricaudatus – GLOYD 1935 Description: Average adult size is 36-60 inches (76-152 cm), record is 74.5 inches (189 cm). The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is regularly a species of interest among amateurs and experts.This species has the largest range of any rattlesnake and can be found from New England south to Florida, on the eastern coast of the United States, and west from Minnesota to Texas.