Habitat
Generally, this species is found in deciduous forests in rugged terrain. During the summer, gravid (pregnant) females seem to prefer open, rocky ledges where the temperatures are higher, while males and nongravid females tend to spend more time in cooler, denser woodland with more closed forest canopy.
Female timber rattlers often bask in the sun before giving birth, in open rocky areas known as "basking knolls".
During the winter, timber rattlesnakes hibernate in dens, in limestone crevices, often together with copperheads and black rat snakes.
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