It is unclear how many people have been bitten by snakes in New Jersey. State officials know of at least 17 snakebites in the wild since 1999. But those numbers don’t include people bitten by snakes ...

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 ...

He was back at Space Farms feeding the snakes, including the eastern massasauga rattlesnake that bit him, on Thursday, he told NJ.com. "You know, it's part of the job," he told Patch. "That's what ...

Copperheads, whose venom is even less potent than massasaugas, and timber rattlesnakes ... The massasauga — pronounced “moss-ah-SAUG-wah” — is found throughout the eastern half of Kansas.

Blackbrook Audubon introduces nature enthusiasts to “Venomous Snakes of Ohio” by Doug Wynn at its monthly program meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road ...

The following projects have been our most recent focus. See recent publications for more details. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is endangered in New York State and a candidate for federal listing ...

His presentation will include the biology of the Eastern Massasauga and Timber Rattlesnake and efforts to conserve these icons of Ohio’s natural heritage. The mild-mannered Massasauga can be ...