Eastern Texas through about the bottom half of Wisconsin and from Northern Florida up through the bottom half of New Hampshire. They're found in deciduous forests in leaf litter, under logs, in rock crevices, etc. It's notable that there are differences in venom throughout its range, with southern populations having much more neurotoxic venom (called canebrake toxin after the Canebrake region of Alabama) while more northern populations have hemorrhagic and proteolytic venom.
In Indiana, the venomous snakes to be aware of are the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake and the Timber rattlesnake. It's important to be cautious and avoid these snakes if encountered in their natural habitat.
rattlesnakes give live birth, Do not lay eggs.
No. The sacks which contain a rattlesnakes venom are just held at the base of its mouth.
Yes, rattlesnakes are poisonous. They have venom that they inject into their prey through their fangs in order to kill or immobilize them before consuming. It is important to exercise caution around rattlesnakes to avoid being bitten and envenomated.
Vipers (including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths), boa constrictors, and some North American colubrids such as garter snakes, ribbon snakes, water snakes, earth snakes, and brown snakes
No, but the timber rattler does.
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, pygmy rattlesnakes, timber rattlesnakes and tropical rattlesnakes live in more humid and damp areas.
Yes there is a single population of timber rattlesnakes on the critically endangered species list in Vermont.
Pigmy, and timber rattlesnakes..In southern Mississippi, these two species are joined by the eastern diamondback in the southern areas of the state.
The timber rattler is found in the western mountains of Virgnia.
Yes, but only in the very southeast part of the state. Timber Rattlesnakes live in forested areas with heavy tree canopies: therefore it makes sense that they would only live in the southeast portion of the state, and not in the central or western part where the landscape is mostly prairie.
Only the timber rattlesnake occurs in New Hampshire where it is considered an endangered species.
The Atlantic Ocean has no rattlesnakes. They are terrestrial animals. However, a few species live near the Atlantic including the timber rattlesnake, the eastern diamondback, the massasauga and pygmy rattlesnakes.
No - all snakes are reptiles.
Dry.
Pit vipers. Copperhead, cottonmouth, timber and eastern diamondback rattlesnakes.
Anything it can fit in its mouth.