The New Years countdown. Cities across Japan participate in this international tradition in a number of ways. Here in Tokyo, people fix their eyes on a large electric bulletin board at Tokyo Tower as it changes from 2011 to 2012.
The timber rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, is found over much of the Midwest and eastern United States, in two subspecies. The canebrake rattlesnake, a paler southern race, is â¦ found in the deep south, inhabits lower regions than the nominate race.
The species became an important symbol during the American Revolution, and in 2008 the state of West Virginia adopted the Timber Rattlesnake as its official state reptile. In the southern states, it's often called the Canebrake Rattlesnake. It does exist in Florida, but only in the very northern portions.