OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – You’re walking through West Michigan’s tranquil Hemlock Crossing Park, when all of a sudden, you see a ...

A University of Michigan Natural Areas Specialist told MLive it appears the snake was killed with a blunt object. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake ...

On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum posted on social media that an Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan’s only venomous snake, had been killed.

U-M officials are reminding the public of the eastern massasauga snake's protected status after one was killed at the Matthaei Gardens. The threatened species is important to Michigan's ecosystem ...