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10. Timbers are quite populous in N/W N.J. I've encountered several while hiking in that area, over the years.

On two separate occasions, I was within a couple of feet from two visible Rattlers.

They are not aggressive.

Here's where it gets better. A section of the Appalachian Trail runs through Sussex County, N.J. At the Sunrise Mountain ridge, there is a shelter. The trail is about two or three feet to the east of the shelter. About 10 feet to the east is a Timber Rattlesnake nest. Each year, a couple'a thousand people walk by that nest without incident.