The timber rattlesnake, one of the six venomous species, is found in a limited range in north Florida. There are more than 40 species of snakes that are native to Florida, but only six of them are ...

Teen Felt a Prick, Then Spotted Rattlesnake. When He Rolled Down His Sock, He Saw 'Two Red Dots and Blood' “I knew it was potentially deadly,” said Zain Shah, who was hospitalized after the bite ...

A timber rattlesnake will prop itself upright and make a rattling noise with its tail when threatened – a warning that it is about to strike. They range in size from about 2.5 to 5 feet on average.

Timber rattlesnakes have a pinkish-gray or tan body, with a pattern of large, black, chevron-like crossbands and a reddish-brown stripe running down the middle of their back.

A Charlotte 17-year-old was rescued from Pisgah National Forest after he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake on June 2. The Chapel Hill High student, who identified himself to the Charlotte ...

Bite victims should not drink any alcohol or caffeine following a rattlesnake strike, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Zain Shah said he was "about to turn back" when he "felt a prick" near his foot, then spotted a rattlesnake sitting near him The teen received 12 vials of antivenom at a hospital and is now ...

A timber rattlesnake bit a Chapel Hill, North Carolina high school student in Pisgah National Forest; his friend helped him survive.

NC mountains turned deadly when he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake deep in the woods,” the teen’s father, Imran Shah, wrote on the N.C. Emergency Management Facebook page.

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A Charlotte 17-year-old was rescued from Pisgah National Forest after he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake on June 2. The Chapel Hill High student, who identified himself ...

The rattlesnake bit him around 5 p.m. on June 5 while he was walking along Lost Cove Creek. He was later airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, according to The News & Observer.

NC mountains turned deadly when he was bitten by a timber rattlesnake deep in the woods,” the teen’s father, Imran Shah, wrote on the N.C. Emergency Management Facebook page.