MORE INFORMATION: Find more details on the eastern Massasauga rattlesnake The species was ... Click HERE to view an interactive map showing the main locations of the eastern Massasauga.

An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a protected species, was recently killed at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols ...

The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is a federally threatened species that prefers wetter habitats like edges of lakes, marshy grasslands, and forested swamplands. They can also be found in dry ...

On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum posted on social media that an Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan’s only venomous snake, had been killed.

According to a Facebook post over the weekend, an eastern massasauga rattlesnake was found dead. A University of Michigan Natural Areas Specialist told MLive that it appears the snake was killed ...

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 ...