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Canebrake Rattlesnake (Crotalus
horridus atricaudatus), 102408, pg 2
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photos at right are enlargements of
the mid-body and head from the photo taken by Tim C., displayed on
the previous page. Dark, narrow chevrons--good camouflage in its normal
habitat--stretch across the body, making this snake easy to identify.
The body is flattened at its edges, as rattlesnakes tend to do when
startled. A dull reddish brown spinal blush is subdued at midbody, but
more pronounced near the wide, triangular head. The head has a dark nose
and a dark trace from the eye toward the neck. This rattlesnake is
mild-tempered, more likely to stop moving when threatened than to flee
or use its rattle. It is rarely encountered due to its choice of
habitat, but its unusually long strike, long fangs, and powerful venom
make its bite more deadly than most of our other venomous Texas snakes.
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TERMITE ENCOUNTERS *
SNAKE ENCOUNTERS * SNAKE
BITE FIRST AID *
SNAKE
EXCLUSION *
SPIDER
ENCOUNTERS FOR 2008 *
SPIDER ENCOUNTERS FOR 2007 *
SPIDER
BITE FIRST AID *
SPIDER
EXTERMINATION
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PUSS CATERPILLAR ENCOUNTERS *
PUSS CATERPILLAR FIRST AID *
PUSS CATERPILLAR EXTERMINATION
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