"With most wildlife, reductions in distribution and/or population declines is due to habitat loss. Human persecution and roadways are also thought to be a contributing factor for rattlesnakes.

Endangered, which means they are at risk of going extinct along all or a significant part of their habitat range ... to note that every species of snake in Iowa is protected with the exception ...

The other endangered snake that was spotted this year was a Prairie Rattlesnake, which is one of three venomous snakes in Iowa. It was found ... that means the habitat is being restored to what ...

A rare and endangered snake has been spotted in Ohio -- the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Here's what to know about one of ...

Burt Walters with the Iowa Department ... the timber rattlesnake population in the state has dropped by 50% since the 1980s. He blames a combination of factors including loss of habitat, urban ...

You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] The eastern diamondback rattlesnake ... The map in this article was updated to include North Carolina as a habitat.

A modern nickname for the massasauga, "swamp rattler," is also drawn from its preferred habitat ... Iowa and Wisconsin. But these states have fewer and more isolated populations of the snake ...

Although it’s not clear how the snake arrived at the residence, a suitable habitat is located at the nearby Prairie Road Fen State Nature Preserve, said Kevin Gribbins, an associate professor of ...