Each is described quite well by their common names. There are only three species of venomous snakes living in the wilds of New York (many other kinds may be found in the homes of private individuals ...

Lakes across New York State are becoming unexpected snake hotspots, with some bodies of water now labeled the most ...

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 ...

Staff at the University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum said in a social media post this week that someone killed an eastern massasauga rattlesnake on the grounds ...

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 ...