Massasauga Rattlesnake

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Peter Middleton spotted this Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake ( Sistrurus catenatus) in a South Oliphant Fen on 13 June 2010.
The snake’s rattle would suggest that he/she was not happy about being discovered.
The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is classified as “threatened” provincially and federally