* Timber rattlers are found in the Shenandoah Valley and other mountainous portions of western Virginia.Heads-up out there.
* The snakes are heavily bodied and can grow up to a length of more than 5 feet.
* Timber rattlers have a coloration from yellow to black with darker bands across the body.
* The snakes will not attack humans unless harassed.
* During the summer, male timber rattlers travel as far as a mile to mate with females.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Timber rattlers out for summer
Timber rattlers are out and about in the western part of Virginia including the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains with territory that can be as large as one square mile. After recent sightings in popular hiking areas, reporter Bob Stuart wrote about the slithery creatures in Wednesday's Waynesboro News Virginian. He included some rattler facts: