Brown County SP in southern Indiana apparently has quite a few TR. I hope to snag a few photos the next time we are there. If I stumble across a nest, I would be delighted, but extra cautious of where I stepped. .
Two quick anecdotes.
Living in NE Indiana, most folks assume that venomous snakes are non-existent in the area. However, Timber and Massasauga are not unheard of around here.
Regarding the Timber, my dad, 60 years ago or so, along with his brothers and neighbor boys, pulled one from under their porch and shot it with their pellet guns. At the time, they only knew it was a snake. They had no idea it was a rattler. It had a small "nub" on its tail, so presumably hadn't shed very many times. He later looked it up and discovered that he had grabbed a timber rattler by the tail. lol. That was the only one he ever saw.
My granddad, my dad's dad, years before this, caught a rattler too. However, he kept it in a box for awhile. There's more to this story, but the most interesting part is that he came home from school one day to discover that the snake was gone.
When he questioned my great-grandmother about it, she said,
Great shots, and beautiful lighting/color!
You should take the time to explain the humor in the following:
"Yes, I know where it is! I killed it AND ITS 15 BABIES!!!". .
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