OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – You’re walking through West Michigan’s tranquil Hemlock Crossing Park, when all of a sudden, you see a ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

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

When an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake was found dead — having been senselessly killed on the grounds of the University of ...

“These snakes play a vital role in the ecosystem ... The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is the only venomous snake found in Michigan. It’s also one of the state’s threatened species.

"Sadly, we recently found one that had been killed ... are themselves prey for large birds. The snakes typically live in wetland habitats in southern Michigan and lowland coniferous forests ...

The power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its potency, or even the prey animal ...

Denise Dearing, University of UtahStudy: Ambient temperature and toxic diets constrain snake venom resistance in adesert ...

Authorities also discovered 24 live snakes, six dead snakes and a juvenile crocodile. The animals were in containers and Blount County Animal Control was called in to secure them. Authorities said ...