▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : S n akes ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁a ▁tim ber ▁pir ate ▁is ▁a ▁pir ate ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁illegal ▁logging ▁industry . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁term ▁probably ▁origin ated ▁during ▁Tim ber ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁when ▁crim inals , ▁mainly ▁from ▁the ▁western ▁Great ▁L akes ▁region , ▁pre yed ▁on ▁Michigan ' s ▁government ▁owned ▁supplies ▁of ▁l umber . ▁When ▁the ▁government ▁respond ed ▁by ▁conf isc ating ▁loads ▁of ▁wood ▁their ▁own ers ▁and ▁the ▁so - called ▁tim ber ▁pir ates ▁revol ted . ▁The ▁pir ates ▁assemble d ▁and ▁burn ed ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁boats ▁loaded ▁with ▁the ▁st olen ▁wood ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁incident ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁Following ▁that ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁naval ▁operations ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁war ship ▁USS ▁Michigan ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁many ▁reb els ▁and ▁that ▁successfully ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁revol t . ▁Tim ber ▁pir ates ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁after ward ▁though ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁there ▁were ▁pir ates ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁The ▁American ▁n avy ▁also ▁launched ▁another ▁separate ▁operation ▁against ▁tim ber ▁pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁Cal cas ieu ▁River ▁of ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁those ▁who ▁engaged ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ' s