Record #:

8315

Author(s):

Snelson, Franklin F.; Palmer, William M.

Abstract:

The canebrake rattlesnake is one of the most impressive and colorful of all the eastern rattlesnakes. It commonly attains a length of almost five feet. In North Carolina it is found most frequently in the low grounds and pocosins of the Coastal Plain. Breeding occurs in the spring, and the young are born alive. Small mammals make up the main food of this snake.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Feb 1968, p24, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rattlesnakes; Crotalus horridus atricaudatus