NPSpecies

Prior to this public encounter, timber rattlesnakes have been documented within 5 km of the main unit of ALPO prior to or concurrent with the 2004-05 inventory project (see Yahner and Ross, 2006).; Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 7/22/2010.

Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/6/2006.

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 7/22/2010.

Park Species Detail: Pennsylvania Proposed Status: Candidate at Risk--Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, January 2006., Park Species Data Source: Altoona Mirror Newspaper Article: "Snake Bites German Shepard Puppy," 7/15/2010., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (5) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 7/22/2010. In legacy NPSpecies Exploitation Concern value was No with comment: See Management Priority Details.