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Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Timber Rattlesnake
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Viperidae, Genus Crotalus, Species Crotalus horridus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	5/10/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 1:55:24 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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