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{{for|the lunar range|Smoky Mountains (Moon)}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Great Smoky Mountains
| photo = Clifftops4-7-07.jpg
| photo_size = 300
| photo_caption = The Smoky Mountains, viewed from atop [[Mount Le Conte (Tennessee)|Mount Le Conte]].
| country = United States
| state = Tennessee 
(contracted; show full) a peregrine falcon eyrie is known to have existed near Alum Cave Bluffs throughout the 1930s.<ref>Stupka, 42.</ref>  [[Red-tailed hawk]]s, the most common hawk species, have been sighted at all elevations in the range. Owl species residing in the Smokies include the [[barred owl]], [[eastern screech-owl]], and [[Aegolius acadicus|northern saw-whet owl]].<ref>Stupka, 12, 67-72.</ref>

[[File:Blackratsnaketenn.jpg|thumb|A [[Black rat snake]], on a trail near the Greenbriar area.]]
[[
Crotalus horridus|Timber rattlesnakes]]s—one of two venomous snake species in the Smokies—are found at all elevations in the range.  The other venomous snake, the [[Agkistrodon contortrix|copperhead]], is typically found at lower elevations.  Other reptiles include the [[Terrapene carolina carolina|eastern box turtle]], the [[Sceloporus undulatus|fence lizard]], the [[Elaphe obsoleta|black rat snake]], and the [[northern water snake]].<ref>Houk, 131.</ref>

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[[Category:Landforms of Cocke County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Landforms of Swain County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Landforms of Haywood County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Natural history of the Great Smoky Mountains| 01]]
[[Category:Appalachian culture]]
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[[Category:Southern Sixers]]