Timber Rattlesnake

Class: Reptilia, Order:Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes,
Family: Viperidae, Subfamily: Crotalinae, Genus: Crotalus, Species: C. horridus
Sighting:  7/26/12 1:00 pm in old growth oak forest. Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Gatlinburg, TN

Activity: Sunning when it startled my instructor in my naturalist class

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