Science & Technology Illinois Herpetologist Studies Timber Rattlesnake, Courtesy Of A Private Landowner WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher Published April 19, 2018 at 7:00 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 6:00 WSIU/Kevin Boucher Timber Rattlesnake Photographed In Jackson County Illinois. 2015 WSIU Radio speaks with Scott Ballard, a Herpetologist talks about taking in a pregnant Timber Rattlesnake found on private land in southern Illinois.