A Day in Nature: Danger lies beside the trail

Timber rattlers may display a more active personality in late summer when mating begins. During this time of energy expenditure, they have been known to migrate short distances to refuel on rodents.

By Rebecca Bearden / Alabama Nature Center

It wasn’t the first time I had seen one of these magnificent creatures in his preferred habitat, but it was the first time that I had witnessed this particular snake without anyone else present to verify his grandeur.