Close up of the face of an eastern timber rattlesnake as it glares at the viewer flicks out its forked tongue to taste if there is danger

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © Judith Bicking / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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