Survey methodology for detecting eastern massasauga rattlesnakes in southern Michigan

ABSTRACT The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) as threatened in 2016 under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. We tested a visual‐encounter survey method during 2016 to aid researchers and managers in successfully detecting massasau...

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Main Authors: Stephanie A. Shaffer, Gary J. Roloff, Henry Campa III
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1009