Eastern Massasauga

Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) The Eastern Massasauga is an Endangered Species in New York State though it does not have a federal status. It is the smallest of the rattlesnakes found in New York. The are generally 18 - 40 inches in length.

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Scientific Name: Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Size: 18-40 inches (45-100 cm) in length PA Status: Endangered Species - Only 5 known populations in PA PAHERP Resource: Buzz in the Prairie ...

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) ...

EASTERN MASSASAUGA Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Length 20-30 in. (51-76 cm.) ...

Eastern Massasauga (melanistic phase) Evidently both color phases of Eastern Massasaugas were common in Kennicott's time, but have become very uncommon in this area within the past 15 to 20 years. Crotalophorus miliarus ...

- Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) - Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) - Michigan's Turtles ...

Common Name: Eastern Massasauga Scientific Name: Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Wisconsin Status: Endangered Species (1975) ...

Rattlesnake, Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Rattlesnake, Timber Crotalus horridus ...

The Saint Louis Zoo is helping eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes through our Field Research for Conservation (FRC) program.

Only two of these snakes are poisonous, the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga (mas-a-sa-gwa) rattlesnake. They are found only in specific habitats in the the southwestern part of the state.

A subspecies of this snake occurs in Canada: the eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). It occurs in Ontario from Windsor and the Niagara Peninsula north to Georgian Bay and east to the Muskoka Lakes.

Although all rattle snakes can swim, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake is sometimes known as the swamp rattler and spends more time in aquatic environments than its relatives.

See also: Massasauga, Snake, Rattlesnake, Rat snake, Water Snake