The timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, is threatened or endangered over much of its range. In Connecticut, the species is limited to a few wild areas, and the current population is unknown, but it is rare, but present there.
It's hard to determine exact numbers, but it is an endangered species there.
Yes there is a single population of timber rattlesnakes on the critically endangered species list in Vermont.
The most stable population of Timber Rattlesnakes in New England is in the state of Massachusetts. In Massachusetts Rattlesnakes are found in The Blue Hills of eastern MA (south of Boston) and in west central MA and Western MA. Even though MA has the most stable population the snakes are still endangered. Rattlesnakes are very beautiful creatures and conservation programs are doing everything they can to keep Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts for generations to come.
Yes Massachusetts has Timber Rattlesnakes and Copper Heads but only one person on record has been killed by a snake in MA and that was about 200 years ago. They are usually found in mountain areas.
West Fraser Timber's population is 5,000.
The population of Plum Creek Timber is 2,000.
No there are no Rattlesnakes on Martha's Vineyard. However there are Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts. They are called Timber Rattlesnakes and they are found in the Blue Hills Reservation near Boston, and the Connecticut River Valley and the Berkshires. Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts are ENDANGERED so it is illegal to kill, Harm, or Harass these reptiles.
Dry.
No - all snakes are reptiles.
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, pygmy rattlesnakes, timber rattlesnakes and tropical rattlesnakes live in more humid and damp areas.
No, but the timber rattler does.
Anything it can fit in its mouth.