A rare and endangered rattlesnake has been seen in Ohio. An eastern massasauga rattlesnake was caught during the Ohio Division of Wildlife's annual snake survey last month by Huron County Wildlife ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will be soon enough, too. Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s totally fine.

A new breed of venomous snake has struck in Douglas County. A team of herpetologists led by Joe Collins, a former Kansas University professor, found two massasaugas — a kind of small rattlesnake ...

The eastern massasauga is a small rattlesnake that was once widespread and common but is now threatened in approximately 75 percent of its range. It is protected in every state or province where it ...

The sound of a rattlesnake's shaking tail can evoke a visceral response of fear in almost anyone. But in reality, snakes like the eastern massasauga have more reason to fear us than we have to fear ...

the Western rattlesnake and the massasauga rattlesnake. Western and prairie rattlesnakes are widespread through Colorado and found in most terrestrial landscapes below 9,000 feet in elevation.

There are only three venomous snakes found in Ohio- the Northern Copperhead, the Eastern Timber Rattlesnake and the Eastern Massasauga. They're all rare. Nonvenomous snakes tend to have a ...

The following projects have been our most recent focus. See recent publications for more details. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is endangered in New York State and a candidate for federal listing ...