Eastern Massasauga

Gravid female, approximately 80 cm in length.
I saw this beautiful snake whilst accompanying a research scientist who has been studying populations of this threatened species. This involves electro-tagging, measuring and weighing.
An additional shot in black and white taken whilst she was in the weighing tub is at top of comments.

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Ruth Spigelman

Lion

https://www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/34528312150/in/photolist-2dHSShn-2df1B95-2c6a7LY-2b98zzG-29G1vbj-288b19F-27ZENmG-27rg8Pg-KgjNHZ-23HAwpA-21TYygq-Z5EvBF-YsBjVn-Xh6niw-y1izN5-P6XwAa-27Ja8u8-UB9CfJ Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for sharing! Ruth, I see in the Flickr post that you were asked to not reveal the location. Is the current geotag at JD accurate or intentionally misplaced? Feel free to remove the geotag and just set only the country, if needed. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ruth Spigelman
    
    Lion
    
    Butler County is fine Ferdy, anything more specific would be a problem. The exact location I placed the indicator on is not exact. Thank you :) Posted 6 years ago

The Massasauga snake

:''Common names: massasauga, black massasauga, black rattler, more.''
The massasauga is a venomous pitviper rattlesnake species found in southern Ontario, northern Mexico, and parts of the United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized including the nominate subspecies described here.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman