Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

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The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) with it's tongue out on the shore of the French River in French River Provincial Park, Ontario - this rattlesnake is Ontario's only remaining venomous snake and is considered a Threatened Species under the Species at Risk Act (SARA)

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