Reptile Awareness Day: Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Reptile Awareness Day is coming up on Monday, October 21st to bring attention to the reptile class of the animal kingdom. Michigan has a diverse range of reptiles including snakes, lizards, and turtles. Within these orders, there are several listed as species of concern or of threatened status. A very unique species native to Michigan…

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A Great Day with Snakes

There are few feelings quite exhilarating as seeing a rare and threatened wildlife species in the wild. Your adrenaline kicks into high gear, everything else seems to stop and you are completely transfixed by its movements. I can attest this is what happened the first time I saw an Eastern massasauga rattlesnake.  I was fortunate…

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