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Outdoors: Yes, Ohio, we have rattlesnakes ... in select sites
Anyone can shudder seeing the recent picture on Facebook of the seemingly massive eastern massasauga rattlesnake being held up by Huron County Ohio Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith during last month’s annual snake survey. As can be imagined, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ post attracted a lot of attention and responses, and many were stunned that a rattler was this far north in Ohio. Department of Wildlife Diversity Coordinator Kristin Stanford wanted to impress upon alarmed Ohio residents “that they are very unlikely to encounter an eastern massasauga in the wild.” She also pointed out the rattlers are in Huron County and in other selected sites in Ohio but not randomly throughout the state. Another “well-studied population of these snakes is at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area,” she said.
Rare "highly toxic" viper found in Ohio
An annual snake survey in Ohio revealed an unexpected find – an eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, an "increasingly rare" snake in the state that is considered threatened. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said one of its officers in Huron County found the rattler in May. Officials captured the snake, recorded its measurements, and then released it back into the wild. Eastern Massasaugas are "small snakes with thick bodies, heart-shaped heads and vertical pupils," according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They only grow to be about 2 feet long and have gray or light brown skin with "chocolate brown blotches on...
Did you see this? Eastern massasauga rattlesnake found in Ohio: Wildlife expert answers all your burning questions
OHIO, USA — You may have seen a photo on social media earlier this week from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources showing an eastern massasauga rattlesnake that was captured for measurements and then released. In the post, officials said Huron County Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith located the...
A rare and endangered snake was found in Ohio
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rare and endangered snake was found in Ohio last month.In a post on Facebook, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said an eastern massasauga rattlesnake was found in Ohio by Huron County Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith. The snake was found during an annual snake survey, the Facebook post said. Measurements for the snake were not shared by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which added that the snake was released. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the eastern massasauga rattlesnake was listed as threatened under the Endanger Species Act in 2016 because of "significant" drops in population due to habitat loss. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake — a small pit viper — is found in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. They are mostly gray or light brown and have chocolate brown to black blotches on their back and sides, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said. The snake is venomous, but people are rarely bitten by it because of its "elusive and shy behavior," experts said.
Rare rattlesnake found in Northern Ohio, wildlife officials say
HURON COUNTY, Ohio — An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, currently listed as endangered in the United States, recently was found in Huron County, wildlife officials say. In a post on social media, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the rattlesnake was found last month during a snake survey. The snake was measured and then released, but the post does not say how large it was. The U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife says adults can grow to 2 to 3 feet long.
Alice Munro wrote a 1970s play in southwestern Ontario — and continues to inspire regional theatre
This week, I’m elated that my play Post Alice will be performed on the Blyth Festival Theatre’s stage as part of the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story in Huron County, the Huron Tract on Treaty 29 territory in southwestern Ontario. This region is also known to some readers and writers as “Alice Munro Country.”
Rare, endangered eastern massasauga rattlesnake found in Ohio. Here's what to know
A rare and endangered rattlesnake has been seen in Ohio. An eastern massasauga rattlesnake was caught during the Ohio Division of Wildlife's annual snake survey last month by Huron County Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources stated in a Facebook post. ...
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