eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler, and canebrake. Its scientific name is Crotalus horridus. Crotalus is derived from krotalon, Greek for the rattle. Most of the world’s rattlesnakes are part ...

Timber rattlesnakes are common only in the mountainous region of western Virginia. DWR said they can also be found in a small area of extreme southern Virginia, where they are known as canebrake ...