Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Species Survival Plan EMRSSP

An Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake located in SW Michigan (Photo by Andrew Lentini)
Two SSP members (Dan Malone, John Ball Zoo and Andrew Lentini, Toronto Zoo) survey for Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Photo by T.J. Becker)
Smiling at the end of a survey despite failure to find any Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Photo by Andrew Lentini)
A baby Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake born at the Detroit Zoo (Photo by Jeff Jundt)
A team (Team Leader Dan Boehm of Lincoln Park Zoo, Ron Hatcher of Columbus Zoo, Dean Bowman of Potawatomi Zoo, and Mike McCuistion of the Edward Lowe Foundation) starting their survey with data collection on location and environmental conditions (Photo by Lisa Faust)

Eastern Massasaugas in Toledo!

by Kent Bekker on March 27

At the Toledo Zoo we are currently housing three Eastern Massasaugas rattlesnakes. We have a younger animal which is on display in our native species kiosk within the reptile house. This animal was offspring from the Detroit Zoo. In addition to what the public sees, we have a pair for breeding purposes in the off display area of the reptile house. These two individuals came from the Potter...

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What is the reason that Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes populations are declining in their wild habitats?

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