The Timber Rattler is a snake that is pretty common for most U.S. States. It is a snake that has venom that can make you very sick and even be lethal at times. I am someone that doesn’t like any snake and I treat them all like they’re carrying a poison that could hurt me. I just prefer to kill all snakes I see, but I know this isn’t a good idea either. I don’t like rats and especially the mice that get into the house sometimes. If we didn’t have any snakes around to keep the rat population down; then we would be over run with fury little mice running around. I guess the bigger birds help to control the rat population too and it’s neat to watch a big bird swoop down for a mice out in the field.

The Timber Rattler is a rattle snake. It has that same rattler noise that other rattle snakes have. These snakes use their rattlers to warn people and other animals about their presence in an area. If you’re ever out in the woods and come close to a timber rattler or a rattle snake; then chances are you will hear this frightening rattle sound. Don’t worry about trying to figure out where the sound is coming from. It’s not important if you see the snake or not. Apparently they see you and that is all you need to know for you to get out of the area as fast as possible.

The timber rattlers that are in the USA are not just going to hunt down and attack people. Really no snake just goes after us and most of the time they just want to retreat too. If we want to leave the areas where they are at and they are willing to leave the areas where we are at; then we shouldn’t never have a problem with them. This wasn’t the case on Saturday morning where a timber rattler (it is believed) bit a Georgia man. This turned out to be the worse case scenario with Dick Rupert, who was 68 years old, died from his snake bite. He was climbing down from a tree stand and the snake bit him on the calf. It’s a devastating story for this man and Mr. Rupert’s family, but hopefully others will learn about the dangers associated with timber rattlers, rattle snakes, and other snakes that can cause us deadly harm. There are timber rattlers in the USA and people should be aware and find out if they live in their local hometowns. I know in my city located in North Georgia, the rattle snake and copper head are the only 2 poisonous snakes I know about. There might be others, but these are the two most common snakes that are deadly to humans in the state of Georgia.

Please let me know what U.S. state you live in and how many poisonous snakes make their home in your area of the world. Feel free to reply with your snake stories of getting bit or someone that you know that got bit by a snake.

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