Not even close and I meant to to say so earlier. Click on
timber rattlesnakes below for some photos. There are better photos available in WhiteBlaze's gallery and elsewhere. I would like to call to the attention of readers a
timber rattlesnake image from WhiteBlaze's gallery which illustrates both yellow and black color phases. If only a tighter shot existed of the snakes, I'd take the time to crop and enhance it!
My
copperheads link with good photos provided by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) below couldn't be better suited for the purpose.
All Appalachian Trail hikers should know how to identify
timber rattlesnakes and
copperheads. Both are
protected species in Pennsylvania. It is unlawful to hunt, take, catch, or kill timber rattlesnakes encountered on the A.T. where there is no open season. Unless hikers have a permit issued by PFBC, they have no business doing anything with copperheads either other than looking at them.