Where does the massasauga rattlesnake live?

Answer 1

One rattled and coiled up while I was trying to view some wild turkeys along a trail just south of Bobcaygeon!

Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus c. catenatus) live East of the Mississippi, ranging from northern Missouri to southern New York and Wisconsin.

Answer 2

The eastern massasauga is a small, thick-bodied rattlesnake that lives in shallow wetlands and adjacent uplands in portions of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario. It is currently on the verge of becoming endangered.

Answer 3

During spring, Massasaugas use open shallow wetlands or shrub swamps. They can be found in crayfish towers or small animal burrows which are adjacent to drier upland open shrub forest sites. During summer, Massasaugas move upland to drier areas. Look for them "sunning" in open fields, grassy meadows or farmed site.

Primarily in US

Answer 4

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Geographic Range:

United States: central and western New York south of Lake Ontario, western Pennsylvania, northern and central Ohio, northern Indiana, lower Michigan, Illinois, southern and southwestern Wisconsin, extreme southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, and northeastern Missouri

Canada: southern Ontario along the shores of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie

Answer 5

it lives in eastern mississauga to southern Ontario

Answer 6

Eastern massasaugas live in an area that extends from central New York and southern Ontario to south-central Illinois and eastern Iowa.

Answer 7

The massasauga is a rattlesnake species found in southern Ontario, northern Mexico, and parts of the United States.