A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake, a species also found in Ohio. Learn more about Ohio's ...

The man reportedly picked up the snake and was bitten on the hand. See what types of snakes are a threat in Wisconsin.

Michigan’s only species of venomous snake is in trouble. Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) are becoming more isolated because of habitat fragmentation in the state, which is ...

MSU researchers show how inbreeding is hurting Michigan’s eastern massasauga rattlesnake.

A hiker is dead after he was bitten on the hand while picking up a rattlesnake on a trail at the Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County, authorities say. Grundy County is about two hours southeast of ...

Habitat loss likely is driving the inbreeding problem, Fitzpatrick said. Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes like to stick close to the places where they were born and near their relatives.

Massasauga rattlesnakes usually remain sluggish and still but will bite if provoked. Wildlife officials recommend that these snakes should be respected and handled with utmost caution.

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...