Look for mountainous areas, with slabs of southern facing rock. On warm days the snakes will sun themselves in such places.
Yes there is a single population of timber rattlesnakes on the critically endangered species list in Vermont.
yes they can they can swim very likely you would find one swimming tho
Dry.
No - all snakes are reptiles.
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, pygmy rattlesnakes, timber rattlesnakes and tropical rattlesnakes live in more humid and damp areas.
This area of the state is home only to the timber rattlesnake, and is found in rocky, forested areas.
No, but the timber rattler does.
Anything it can fit in its mouth.
All snakes are carnivores.
ARE there Timber rattlers in Maine? No. Not any more. I have hunted for them from Virgina to Maine (my new home state) for the chance to count them and take pictures, not snakes. Sorry to say I am able to find 30-40 in a morning in CT. of all places, but up here in Maine they seem to have been wiped out.
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.
Nope - they are carnivores just like all snakes.