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The snake is small -- less than 34 inches, according to the Ohio State University Massasauga Research project. The Ohio Field Guide calls the snake "stout" and puts its length between 18 and 24 ...
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).
The eastern massasauga is listed as an endangered species in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (also considered extirpated), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. [14] [15] [16] Michigan, the only state in which it is not considered endangered, lists it as "special concern". [17] The subspecies is a candidate for federal ...
Timber rattlesnake: Ohio — Mrs. Butterbaugh was bitten by a timber rattler at her home on Piney Creek, 12 miles east of Chillicothe, Ohio near the Tar Hollow State Forest. She was picking beans in her garden when she was bitten. She died the next day. This is the last known fatality from a wild snake bite in the state of Ohio. [119] September ...
The Northern Pacific rattlesnake is the most common rattlesnake found throughout California. There are also six other species that live mainly in the southern part of the state or desert areas.
You can watch scores of baby rattlesnakes, new arrivals in the 'mega-den' where they live in Colorado on a webcam and YouTube.
In New York, timber rattlesnakes are "extirpated at 26% of historically known dens, and nearly extirpated at another 5%". [64] Brown (1984, 1988) suggested denning populations in New York have been reduced by 50 to 75% of their historical numbers. In Massachusetts, the snakes are active from mid-May to mid-October. [65]
Rattlesnake Creek is a stream entirely within Delaware County, Ohio. [1] It is a tributary of Big Walnut Creek . Rattlesnake Creek was named for the frequent rattlesnakes at the rock outcroppings along its course.