tipped with rattles. “Timber rattlesnakes have yellow eyes with elliptical or cat-like pupils. Twenty to 29 dark, V-shaped crossbars with jagged edges form a distinctive pattern across their back.� As rattlers go, they are very docile and there are few instances of people being bitten by these beautifully marked pit vipers. The pigmy rattlesnake is also present
and even they are shy and reclusive.
light yellow, gray or greenish-white
According to the Texas Parks & Wild-
body with a rust-colored strip along the
life Department, they have a heavy,
length of their back and a black tail is
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