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Massasauga

Sistrurus catenatus

Description

Terrestrial; moderately heavy body, light gray to grayish brown or dull yellow; dark gray dorsal blotches, three rows of alternating lateral small blotches; belly black laterally flecked white; moderate size head, heat-sensing pits, elliptical pupils; the tail ends with rattles

Stats

Size

20 - 25 inches

Status

Endangered

Similar Species

Timber Rattlesnake, Fox snake

Diet

Small mammals and other snakes

Habitat

Grassland, marshes, edges of water, prairies and fields

Reproduction

Live bearing - 7 to 15 babies are born in September

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