Mississippi Woman Finds Blond Timber Rattlesnake

Glad it was collected and put in a zoo. As the article states, it's rare for one without natural camouflage to survive in the wild.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ke/5949314001/

I'm in :love: with this one too. I'm glad he's got safe lodgings with those who appreciate him. He's much prettier than a true albino, IMO. Wow!

I got a laugh out of the soundtrack they added to the wrestling males too. :rofl:

Very cool! That’s only a few hours from me


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Some ppl have ALL the luck! :P Maybe you'll spot one of his relatives some day?

I’ve found several timbers down here. No T+ albinos though


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A rattlesnake headline and Boger didn't post it first? Off your game I see. ;)

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A rattlesnake headline and Boger didn't post it first? Off your game I see. ;)

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:rofl: But I'm busy drooling over the photo & wishing I'd found him. He's so freaking pretty, & apparently rather mellow too.

Read the story a few days ago. Thought it was a released pet when I read it hadn't rattled yet. Really glad it didn't meet a shovel like so many others.

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...Thought it was a released pet when I read it hadn't rattled yet....

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Plenty of wild rattlesnakes act the same (calm) way, especially ones that haven't previously met humans, & especially those not living in Texas. Tells you something, doesn't it?

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Really glad it didn't meet a shovel like so many others.

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I actually removed some folks off my social media over the weekend for taking one to a copperhead who was unlucky enough to wander into the wrong yard. I won't get on my soapbox about that though as I'm sure we're all on the same page.

Anyway! Back to this beauty, I saw this story a couple of days ago too and was drooling over the picture. I don't keep hots and have no intention of ever keeping them, but I do admire when nature turns out something like that. Happy it found a safe home!