Timber Rattler

Basic Info: Where found: Grassland Swamp Coniferous Badlands Attacking: Skill required: Small Game Hunting Blood (health): 7.5 Liftable or Inventory?: Inventory Item(s) gained: Dead Timber Rattler Skinning/Butchering: NOTE: Items and quantities depend upon skills known. Item(s) on pickup: unknown (use 'none' if cannot be butchered) Item(s) gained: Raw Timber Rattler Skin Raw Timber Rattler Cut Meat Shreds Rare item(s): Etterfang

Timber Rattler

About

Assumed to have 7.5 hp halfway between 5hp of a cricket and 10hp of a beaver
An aggressive creature.
They are less difficult than Beavers, but more difficult than Wartbite Crickets.
As with most creatures, Stomp is invaluable to keep them from attacking back.

Timber Rattler's sometimes spawn when lifting old tree logs. (The container tree's that spawn everywhere since the server wipe)
Might also be spawning when lifting up rocks, Be cautious when lifting such things.
Has been clearly confirmed by Jorb himself that this is the situation. (source)

When they attack they apply the 'Poisoned' effect to the player.

• The tooltip for this effect is:

  “You have been poisoned by a Timber Rattler. The effect of the venom will drain your Phlegm, and inevitably knock you out, unless you can administer Rattler Serum in time.”