re: Now I know why they call them timber rattlers…

I never knew they did until 2012. I was told by a guy that does research that they put transmitters on some and they were shocked because a bunch were in trees. (I can’t remember the %, but it was enough to shock biologists)
I just assume that they are found in trees more during the summer. Made sense to me because we always see the vast majority of Rattlesnakes in the fall when they are getting ready to hibernate, or in the Spring when they come out of hibernation. I have ran across a few in the Summer, but nothing compared to the Fall and Spring.