Did you know Minnesota is home to one venomous rattlesnake species? Don’t be too scared—our timber rattlesnake is Minnesota nice, as long as you are. Timber rattlesnakes are found in southeast Minnesota, often on rocky bluffs where they can find dens in rock ledges. This snake is shy and not aggressive and would rather hide than attack when they feel threatened. Yet for decades, hunters could receive a bounty for killing timber rattlesnakes. Its population has declined significantly in the last