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.
Adult timber rattlesnakes are typically 36 to 48 inches long with a small number reaching up to 72 inches in length. Individuals of this species have the distinctively broad, flat, triangularly shaped heads and vertically slit pupils that are characteristics shared by all of the venomous snake species in Pennsylvania.