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Massasauga or Timber rattlesnake (Likely) New York — Richardson Cemetery (Town of Springport, NY) [142] 1791 Unknown person Timber rattlesnake: Massachusetts — This was the last fatal snakebite in the state. [143] August 28, 1790 Child, 5 or 6: Timber rattlesnake: Massachusetts — A child was bitten by a rattlesnake, and died the next day ...
The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) [6] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous , with a very toxic bite. [ 7 ]
The Timber Rattlesnake, often called the Canebrake Rattlesnake, is the most common rattlesnake in the state, Bischof said. ... Deaths from bites are known but very rare.
The Timber rattlesnake, (Crotalus horridus), [192] is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to eastern North America. This is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous northeastern United States and is second only to its cousins to the west, the prairie rattlesnake , as the most northerly distributed venomous snake in North America .
These are timber rattlesnakes, a species of rattlesnake native to the East Coast. While timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in Massachusetts these days, that wasn't always the case.
The timber rattlesnake is one of two venomous snakes found in Connecticut — the other being the northern copperhead — and is extremely rare, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy ...
An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, with about five deaths. [94] The most important factor in survival following a severe envenomation is the time elapsed between the bite and treatment. Most deaths occur between 6 and 48 hours after the bite.
Died in Saline County, Kansas from a rattlesnake bite William A. Perrin, male: 1859: Rattlesnake: Killed by a rattlesnake at Stribling Springs in Augusta County, Virginia: Maggie Lee, female: October 24, 1854: Rattlesnake: She was the first child to die of a snakebite in Parker County, Texas: H. M. Pettigrew, 31, male: 1841: Rattlesnake