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massasauga

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massasauga
a North American venomous snake, Sistrurus catenatus, that has a horny rattle at the end of the tail: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)


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Three types of rattlesnakes live in the canyon - prairie, pygmy and massasauga - but Oquist says if you avoid tall grass and watch where you place your hands and feet, you likely won't be bitten.
Weatherhead of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, inserted temperature sensors and radio tags into a dozen eastern massasauga rattlesnakes to monitor their movements through a national park in Ontario.
 
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