The controlled burns in Oakland and Otsego counties are part of a carefully planned forest management strategy that keeps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Michigan's weather warms up in the coming days, some of its cold-blooded residents will be slithering out of their winter ...

Michigan has 18 snake species, most of which are harmless and beneficial to the ecosystem. Five common Michigan snakes include the Eastern garter, Eastern milk, Northern water, Eastern hog-nosed, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Michigan is home to more than a dozen snake species, only one is venomous — and people rarely see it. "Eastern massasauga ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan is home to a single species of venomous snake, and the isolated pockets of its populations are making it more likely it will go extinct. Researchers at Michigan State ...

The meager dating pool available to Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake poses this problem for Michigan's only species of venomous snake: inbreeding. New research led by a former Michigan State University ...

Members of the animal care team at Potter Park Zoo participated in the 17th annual Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake survey.

Michigan is home to some of the most diverse wildlife in the United States and, because of that fact, has become a haven for outdoors lovers, nature enthusiasts and wildlife tourists abroad. Campers, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man has been charged for transporting threatened species of snakes between Indiana and Michigan over five years ago, according to court documents. Scott Hitchcock was ...