The Canyon accommodates numbers of timber rattlesnake dens. It is one of the timber rattlesnake habitats in the Catskills. Venomous snakes also persist in small numbers, including the timber rattlesnake and copperhead. The timber rattlesnake is also present. Also often incorrectly referred to as a timber rattlesnake. A United States flag with a timber rattlesnake predates the stars and stripes flag. West Virginia named the timber rattlesnake as its state reptile in 2008. Northern copperhead ("Agkistrodon contortrix"), timber rattlesnake. Snakes of the surrounding area include the copperhead, timber rattlesnake, rat snake, and kingsnake. The timber rattlesnake was designated the state reptile of West Virginia in 2008. The rattlesnake (specifically, the Timber Rattlesnake) is especially significant and symbolic to the American Revolution. The timber rattlesnake can be found in the area of the original Thirteen Colonies. The Copperhead ("Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen") and Timber rattlesnake ("Crotalus horridus") are venomous. West Virginia's timber rattlesnake was an early American flag element dating back to 1775. The timber rattlesnake ("Crotalus horridus"), has venom of a medium potency.