The controlled burns in Oakland and Otsego counties are part of a carefully planned forest management strategy that keeps ...

Members of the animal care team at Potter Park Zoo participated in the 17th annual Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake survey.

Ohio isn’t as well known as a rattlesnake hotspot compared to many southern states—but the Buckeye State is home to two ...

Ohio is home to three rare venomous snakes: the timber rattlesnake, the copperhead, and the massasauga rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake and massasauga rattlesnake are both endangered species in ...

Seventeen snake species reside in New York state, including three types of venomous snakes. While they aren't incredibly common, the timber rattlesnake, Eastern massasauga and Northern copperhead can ...

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...

The meager dating pool available to Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake poses this problem for Michigan's only species of venomous snake: inbreeding. New research led by a former Michigan State University ...

It’s a unique sight — a threatened Eastern massasauga rattlesnake surrounded by her brood of offspring and out visible for all to see. The rattlesnake named Gertrude, or Gertie, took shelter in the ...