I lived in Alabama for 4 years.A hotbed of reptilian diversity. Plenty of rattlesnakes,copperheads and watermocassins. I lived on the
water.
I saw more nonpoisonous king snakes. Big and scary if you dont know what they are but the eat other snakes.All that said I saw one copperhead that had probably been living by the house for years and saw one timber rattler.Iused to pick up rocks in the woods too. They will lay on hot surfaces after the sun is gone, avoid the heat of day
and probably dont start moving until its about 70 degrees.My guess and must be pretty good because I used that in the back of my mind.
The timber rattler I saw could still strike about 5 feet even after being run over by a car.
I now live in southern Utah. On my hands and knees working on the fishpond pump I noticed a snake about 4 inches from my hand. It was curled up partially under a rock. Head tucked back.No rattling. I went somewhere else checking back every once in a while hoping he would do likewise.He didnt, but as it got warmer he relxed and we could see it was infact a rattler.,It never struck at us and only rattled when we picked it up.We moved it away from our property.
I have seen a lot of shed snakeskins but rarely snakes.
Snakes do seem to have territory, especially rattlers.Timber rattlers
can be real aggressive.They like anything are looking for the
easiest way to get a meal and to be comfortable.
your shoes on, keep your eyes open and dont stick your hands under rocks. If you pick up something they might be under assume they are.They serve a place in the web of life.They wont come after you unless you make some bad choices.Read up on the species in the area and learn their behaviors and you will be ahead of the game
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