Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), 29 May 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
One of my dogs spotted this timber rattlesnake near the porch today and started a barking ruckus that brought me outside to see what was up. I have seen rattlesnakes a number of times in the holler, but this is the first time I've gotten a photo.
Back in 2006 I wrote an essay inspired by my first encounter with a rattlesnake here in Tennessee, and what nature can teach people about getting along with one another.
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