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The dorsal scales are keeled [22] and arranged in 21–26 scale rows at midbody (usually 25 rows in the southern part of its geographic range, and 23 rows in the northern part). Timber rattlesnake at the San Diego Zoo, showing strongly keeled dorsal scales. The ventral scales number 158–177 in males and 163–183 in females.
The eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in central and eastern North America from southern Ontario in Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous; it is the only species of venomous snake in Ontario. [4]
Wisconsin status Picture Blanding's turtle: Emydoidea blandingii: Endangered Special concern Common snapping turtle: Chelydra serpentina: Least concern Common Eastern musk turtle: Sternotherus odoratus: Least concern Common False map turtle: Graptemys pseudogeographica: Least concern Common Northern map turtle: Graptemys geographica: Least ...
H. platirhinos has a wide geographical range from the central United States to the east coast. In the northern parts of the range, it can be found in southern Ontario, southern New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Going west the snake can be found in Texas and Kansas. The southern part of the range then goes down into southern Florida. [7]
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).
For the timber rattlesnake (West Virginia), the IUCN notes the animal as losing range in many parts of the northeastern U.S., but because the animal is numerous in the southern Appalachians, it is also Least Concern. [55] The IUCN status of state reptiles at the genus level is ambiguous.
Rattlesnake skin has a set of overlapping scales that cover the entire body, providing protection from a variety of threats, including dehydration and physical trauma. [65] The typical rattlesnake, genus Crotalus, has the top of its head covered with small scales, except, with a few species, a few crowded plates directly over the snout. [66]
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin , a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities , and are named for the timber rattlesnake , which is more commonly found in southwest Wisconsin.