The typical massasauga rattlesnake has a base color of gray, tan, yellow or brown, according to Ohio State. The top of the body is covered in brown blotches that run the length of the snake.

A massasauga rattlesnake, like the one pictured here, was recently found in Jackson County when a Jackson County Forestry and Parks employee was bulldozing an area to create openings for wildlife.

The typical massasauga rattlesnake has a base color of gray, tan, yellow or brown, according to Ohio State. The top of the body is covered in brown blotches that run the length of the snake.

An adult male eastern massasauga rattlesnake is held with its head inside a plastic tube so scientists can check its health condition and insert a microchip on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Camp ...

While large and venomous, timber rattlesnake bites are extremely rare, with the last recorded human fatality in Ohio ...

Michigan's lone venomous snake, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, has received federal protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

According to experts, the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, also known as a “Swamp Rattler” or “Black Snapper,” is one of just three native snake species in Ohio that are venomous.

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible.

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) is a little-known rattlesnake with limited distribution in Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer ...

An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a protected species, was recently killed at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.