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This guy is part of a local study of the timber rattlers. He remained completely still as my colleague and I approached - never flicked his tongue, never rattled, never did anything actively defensive. This was the first timber rattlesnake I have ever observed in the wild, and it's unfortunate that this species so often killed out of ignorance.
Here he is just as we walked up.
A close-up shot
very nice pictures. yep, even though totally protected where i live, yay-hoos still kill them for skins or trophies.
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2 tham radix
1 Chicago Tham s. semifasciatus
2 elaphe vulpina
1 gray tiger sallie
4 Aphonopelma hentzi
2 G rosea
1 Haplo minax
I really like the black ones but that guy has the best of both phases!
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Todd Hughes
Supposedly, the common morph in this local is the black phase. This guy was an oddball. He was a perfect specimen for photographs though. Just sat right there and let me snap pics. It made my day. LOL 
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