I just learned something. I knew that "Canebrake" rattlers were in
South Carolina but, since I know that a Timber rattler is the same
species and prefer mountainous territory, I assumed they were all in the
northern part of South Carolina. As it turns out "Canebrake" and Timber
rattlers, while technically the same species, do live in different
habitats and were previously thought to be separate species. I was
correct in assuming the Timber rattler was only in the north but it
turns out that Canebrake rattlers live in all of the (roughly) 2/3 of
the southern counties. One more snake to watch for... but they're
stated to have a gentle disposition... assuming you don't step on them. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/2/2015 12:54 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
And not to forget the ever popular Canebrake Rattlesnake and the wee Coral
Snake.
Charlie
On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm sure I will eventually find some moccasins, copperheads and maybe even
some rattlesnakes here (we have pygmies and Eastern Diamondbacks). That's
why I was checking out the rock pile.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/2/2015 11:38 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
<<SNIP>>
About the same as photographing rattlesnakes and Gila Monsters out
here, though I can get a bit closer.
You could name him "Albert", after the character in the Pogo comic
strip of decades ago:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_%28comic_strip%29
Chris
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