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            "text": "Environmental Impact Statement\nBlock 22401 * Lots 7 – 12\nJackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey",
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            "text": "January 16, 2026\nPage 18 of 29",
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            "text": "onto the site. As previously mentioned, more optimal habitat is located immediately west of the site and on the opposite side of Toms River. It is the opinion of DuBois that development of the site does not pose adverse impacts to the northern pine snake or its critical habitat. Foraging habitat will remain present within the revegetated wooded areas."
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            "text": "Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), State endangered",
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            "text": "The Timber Rattlesnake ranges as far north as northern New York in the east and southeastern Minnesota in the west. It ranges eastward to western Massachusetts, south to northern Florida, and west to eastern Texas. In New Jersey, there is a disjunct population located in the Pine Barrens; the next nearest population occurs in the mountainous region of northwestern New Jersey."
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            "text": "During September, when the day length shortens and the evenings begin to cool, timber rattlesnakes make their way to their hibernation sites. Timber Rattlesnakes in the Pine Barrens enter hibernation in mid to late October, while those types of northern New Jersey and New York may enter several weeks earlier due to the cooler temperatures of these areas. The disjunct populations of Timber Rattlesnakes in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey are known to hibernate along cedar streams rather than in rocky outcroppings used by their northern New Jersey relatives. In the coastal plain, the absence of rocky outcroppings necessitates a different hibernation strategy. The Pine Barrens rattlesnakes position themselves in underground flowing water at the base of cedar trees, where the root system of the trees provides protection. The constantly flowing water provided by a nearby stream prevents the snakes from freezing, enabling these ectothermic animals to remain relatively close to the surface of the ground. Warming water temperatures stimulate the snakes to emerge from hibernation, with first emergence occurring in mid to late April. The excessive shading, caused by increased tree and shrub growth over time, eliminates many basking areas surrounding a den, and may ultimately force the snakes to find more suitable areas along road edges. The snakes in both areas of New Jersey do not remain in their denning areas for long but quickly migrate to active season foraging areas."
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            "text": "Small rodents and chipmunks are hunted with the aid of a keen sense of smell as well as infrared or heat sensing pits located on the snake’s face. Timber Rattlesnakes are not active hunters, however, but are termed “sit and wait predators.” This name is derived from their strategy of positioning themselves along mammal runways (often for days at a time) and waiting for prey to run past. Once potential prey comes within proximity to the snake, a strike is made and venom injected. The snake releases the prey immediately and then follows the scent of the dying animal, which may have wandered several feet away. After consuming the meal, as with other snakes, the timber rattlesnake remains sedentary in a warm location until digestion is complete (Zappalorti and Torocco 2002)."
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            "text": "This species requires large tracts of unfragmented forest with specific features such as rocky slopes for denning and open canopy areas for basking and gestation. Timber rattlesnakes typically overwinter in root-bank refugia along cedar-lined streams where flowing water prevents freezing. The site does not offer critical basking or potential hibernation habitat. The isolation of the site by surrounding development further reduces its suitability as potential habitat or a viable travel corridor. Given the small footprint of disturbance, the absence of confirmed hibernacula and the degraded nature of existing basking areas, project activities are unlikely to reduce the availability or quality of timber rattlesnake habitat on site. In addition, suitable habitat located to the west of the site, associated with Toms River and the riparian wetlands, will remain post-construction for any snakes that may be present in the vicinity of the site."
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            "text": "Red-headed Woodpeckers prefer mature, open grove-like woodlands containing mast producing trees, with little to no understory and shrub layer vegetation. Examples include grazing or farming areas containing"
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