Eastern massasauga
Species of snake (rattlesnake; Sistrurus catenatus) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with The Massasauga Provincial Park or Mississauga.
The eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in central and eastern North America from southern Ontario in Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous; it is the only species of venomous snake in Ontario.[4]
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Eastern massasauga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Sistrurus |
Species: | S. catenatus |
Binomial name | |
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) | |
Range in green (when including S. tergeminus) | |
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