The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake. Despite its title, experts say the snake is a shy ...

Officials are urging “understanding” over “fear” after a federally protected snake was recently found killed at the Matthaei ...

Ricketts said copperheads, including the eastern and broad-banded varieties, are the most common type of venomous snake you ...

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.

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 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 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 ...