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.
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus. The Timber rattlesnake is sometimes mild tempered and does a good deal of rattling before striking. Commonly found in rocky wooded hills in the northern part of its range. Fatalities are known from the bite of this snake. Average length 3 feet, maximum length 6 feet.
rattler - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken. rattlesnake. Crotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers. pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head. rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail. Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings.