Michigan may not have the hot, humid conditions often associated with snake country, but it is still home to more than 18 native snakes species, including one venomous snake: the massasauga ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Michigan's weather warms up in the coming days, some of its cold-blooded residents will be slithering out of their winter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The truth is, they can! In fact, there are many snake-infested lakes in Michigan as these creatures are a regular part of the ...

Roads, buildings and farms are preventing Michigan's only rattlesnake from finding mates outside of their population. A 15-year study shows that fragmentation into smaller, more isolated patches is ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan is home to a single species of venomous snake, and the isolated pockets of its populations are making it more likely it will go extinct. Researchers at Michigan State ...

If you come across a rattlesnake in Michigan, it's an eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), the only venomous snake in the state. They're relatively small for rattlers, averaging two to three feet ...

An Eastern massasauga rattlesnake later dubbed “Gertrude” or “Gertie” gave birth at University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The Eastern massasauga is Michigan's only venomous snake. There ...

Standing together at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute near Hastings, Michigan, two students stared intently at the screen, looking for the subtle signs of the small rattlesnake they were trying to find.

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 ...

More inbred individuals in two populations of eastern massasaugas have lower reproductive output and survival. Measures to restore genetic fitness to these populations may be needed to prevent local ...