10 thoughts on “Here’s the timber rattlesnake!”

  1. Very interesting! Why would a rattler choose such a high perch? Bird nests or similar?

    1. That’s total vindication of my instinctive vision. I just didn’t trust my brain’s initial conclusion that a timber rattlesnake would be found 10 feet off the ground. I should learn to trust my gut.

      1. Talk to Mr. Gut Instinct for me & ask him why Mr. Rattler used so much energy to climb that high. I know your reptiles are great at making a little food go a long way, but is it a good strategy to be so high when the big pay off [forest deer I spose] aren’t known for tree nesting.

  3. Snakes in trees. Yet another good reason to live on the B.C. coast where we don’t do such things.

  4. I didn’t even look up in the branches. I just assumed it would be on the ground, and almost thought I saw it here and there, but wasn’t able to convince myself.

    1. It could be that there is a second snake in this shot. I have a strong candidate on the ground. Central, and near that diagonal, fallen branch. It is coiled, with a defined inner and outer curve, and a regular pattern consistent with timber rattlesnake markings (thanks, google images). But it is not quite clear enough for absolute certainty.

  5. I win my bet with InfiniteImprobabilit!

    Only problem is that this answer post went up before I accepted his bet and he’ll therefore have to trust me that I spotted it almost straight away from the original post.

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