Capturing a Timber Rattlesnake in Ohio for Research 

Timber Rattlesnakes are fairly mild-tempered by rattlesnake standards.

Yes indeed. All of Ohios venomous snakes are pretty docile.

Yes, I remember that. I saw a photo of that snake and would not be surprised if it were an escaped pet.

@@lifeunderfoot4805 That is What we said at work or Someone did it just to get on the News. I have Hunted them hills for 40 plus yrs and have only seen Black and garter snakes

@@buckeyful I don’t know that area really but from what I’ve heard, I’d be surprised if timbers had managed to survive there after all these years. For such an impressive snake, they are pretty delicate when it comes to habitat needs and disturbance. They also don’t tend to go unnoticed for decades by local hunters and hikers 😅

Anywhere from the bottom quarter of stark and all of Carroll counties all the South is Unglaciated Ohio and possibly places where you could find the Three venomous snakes of Ohio. I have only seen the Black Rat snake and Garter, But I am new to snakes and working in the woods and Brush. I saw some snakes that I couldnt identify early on because I knew nothing about them. I dunno.

Rattlesnakes are further north then that. My county is loaded with them