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I know canebrakes are supposed to have thier babies in late summer. So why did I find one today? It was about a foot long and only had a button. Could this be a late bloomer from last year or something unusual?

BTW, this was found in Tuskegee National Forest, Alabama.

It just has a "Button" so it was most likely born in the fall and emerged from burmation/hibernation this spring. Did you let it go?

Al
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I figured it had to be born last fall. I just thought it would have shed more than once by now. I guess if food is hard to come by...

I just photographed it on site and made sure it crawled off the road. My wife would have definatly killed me if I brought another venomous snake home. Two is enough.

Good on ya mate! Wild snakes are better left in the wild.

Al
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Save a Rattlesnake...Skin a Sweetwater Resident!

Spectacular photo!

That is a beautiful snake. What type of rattler is it? It looks way different then the ones we find here in Southern California.

It’s nice that your wife will let you keep any hot herps. Mine would leave me on the front steps with my bags, and the bags wouldn’t even be packed.

I also agree that they are best left in the wild.

Stay safe;
Jason Mc

It is a Canebrake Rattlesnake. They are the southern form of the common Timber Rattlesnake. This is one of the few rattlers that is only found in the Eastern US.