Camp Grayling’s resident rattlesnake population is part of multi-year research expected to help conservation scientists ...

U-M officials are reminding the public of the eastern massasauga snake's protected status after one was killed at the Matthaei Gardens. The threatened species is important to Michigan's ecosystem ...

Copperheads have a wide range in the Eastern United States. They can be found in central Oklahoma but the snake prefers woodlands and rocky outcroppings more common in the eastern part of the state.

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. While ...

Within the 17 snake species found in New York, three are venomous. Here's what to know, and how likely you are to see them in ...

Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan%27s only venomous snake Bite caused Caylee%27s hand%2C wrist to swell The snakes are species of special concern in Michigan%2C and it%27s illegal to kill ...

This was the object of our quest: an eastern massasauga rattlesnake. I joined a group of a dozen DNR employees and interns Aug. 10 to look for the endangered snake at an index site in Jackson County.