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The massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a venomous rattlesnake species found in midwestern North America. Like all rattlesnakes, it belongs to the pit viper family.
3 Απρ 2024 · Massasaugas are recognisable by eyemask or hourglass-shaped blotches, which are the densest black. On its flanks, the blotches are smaller, but just as tightly packed and vividly black. Overall, they have a blacker appearance than the timber rattlesnake from a distance.
The 9 rattlesnakes that can be found in Texas are the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Banded Rock Rattlesnake, Mottled Rock Rattlesnake, Blacktail Rattlesnake, Mojave Rattlesnake, Prairie Rattlesnake, Western Massasauga, and the Desert Massasauga.
With its western extreme in southeastern Arizona, the massasauga is found through many of the midwestern states and is present as far east as portions of New York and adjacent Canada. Small, peripheral populations can also be found in northern Mexico. Rattlesnakes are not generally aggressive and will likely flee if given a chance.
The massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in midwestern North America from southern Ontario to northern Mexico, and parts of the United States in between. Three subspecies are currently recognized including the nominate subspecies described here.
26 Ιουλ 2020 · The western massasauga rattlesnake is a medium sized, <25 in/65 cm, pit viper with light-brown base color and a row of dark brown blotches, that are wider than they are long. Massasauga have a distinctive dark brown eye stripe that extends back from each eye to the corners of the mouth.
27 Μαΐ 2024 · Read about the largest massasauga ever recorded. Massasauga Pictures A juvenile western Massasauga rattlesnake from northern Missouri. Massasaugas have colors and markings that include tan, gray, or brown with dark brown or black splotches. ©Rusty Dodson/Shutterstock.com. A small Massasauga rattlesnake with only one button on its tail.
