Definition of truss. 1 : an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast. 2a : bracket 1b : an assemblage of members (such as beams) forming a rigid framework. 3 : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure.
Measuring from 3-4.5 feet (91-137 cm) or more in length, the timber rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in New York. The record length is 74 Â½ inches (189 cm). Timber rattlers impress one as being very stocky; they are large snakes. Despite their size, cryptic coloration allows them to be easily concealed.
Timber rattlesnakes have a diverse habitat and can be found in deciduous forests among felled trees and rocky outsroppings to lowland swamps.rotalus horridus. The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is one of 29 species of rattlesnake living throughout the Americas. Although the name insinuates something horrifying, literally, the timber rattlesnake is a secretive and passive keystone species keeping the ecosystem in check as both predator and prey.