You are absolutely correct, Chuck. They are indeed a more placid snake
than the Diamondback, but that is a relative thing. They are also far less
common than the Diamondbacks. Many years ago I worked in the zoo at
Charlestowne Landing in Charleston. They only kept animals native to SC,
including snakes. Over the two years I worked there, I had a number of
close calls with some of the animals but nothing that scared me so badly as
when the 7' Eastern Diamondback got away from me when I was cleaning his
enclosure. I never knew I could jump 4' straight up onto a display case.
Amazing what a bolus of adrenalin will do.
Charlie
On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> 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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