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 Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 12:03 PM
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Isn’t the venom a different type of toxin than a western diamondback? Yes. Actually more toxic than a diamondback but the amount it injects is much less than the diamondback so a bite is usually not as serious as a bite from a diamondback . Massasaugas are the only venomous snake we have in Ontario and they are rare. OP - great find Not actually a 'different' type of toxin, both are hemotoxins, but the potency can be different. Very cool snake. Lucky find for the OP...as the Western Massasauga is not a very heat tolerant rattlesnake and spends a lot of time burrowed in the day, this time of year. Glad to see the OP relocated the reptile instead of killing it.  When i first seen the pic the other day I asked if they'd had any hay delivered from up nth, that's a rare find this far in the southwest. Mike I forgot to answer about the hay. About a week ago I finished cutting my coastal fields. Whether this had anything to do with the snake coming around the house who knows. It has been relatively cooler this year with lots of rain. Others north of me have seen this snake while others this is a 1st. Probably the “find” of a lifetime for me and so glad I didn’t destroy it.
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 02:14 PM
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 03:13 PM
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Beautiful snake Revoman! Great job sparing it! 
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
[Re: Revoman]
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06/20/21 03:58 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/06/full-42346-299134-9081cf44_7bbe_4606_bc15_539d2c5ccfb0.jpeg) I have only seen one in my lifetime as well. This one was from Knox County about 8 years ago. Didn’t know what it was at first other than some kind of rattlesnake. They only get about 2 feet long. Their venom is more potent than a diamondback, but they inject less, so not as bad. Still nothing to screw around with.
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
[Re: Revoman]
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06/20/21 04:50 PM
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Beautiful and rarely found specimen! Great job sparing and relocating it!
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 08:39 PM
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 08:49 PM
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Really lol snake and glad you allowed it t do it’s thing just some where else.
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 09:01 PM
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Do those ever get a pinkish tint? I saw a pink looking rattlesnake in Utah when I was up there mule deer hunting. Didn't know what it was, but now that I've seen that picture, I think it may have been one of those.
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 09:20 PM
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Do those ever get a pinkish tint? I saw a pink looking rattlesnake in Utah when I was up there mule deer hunting. Didn't know what it was, but now that I've seen that picture, I think it may have been one of those. Range maps don't show it in Utah the Midget Faded Rattlesnake might be what you saw https://www.reptilefact.com/midget-faded-rattlesnake.html
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/20/21 10:10 PM
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Do those ever get a pinkish tint? I saw a pink looking rattlesnake in Utah when I was up there mule deer hunting. Didn't know what it was, but now that I've seen that picture, I think it may have been one of those. Out of its range. A *Hopi* Rattlesnake is more likely what you saw. They can pinkish or red looking. https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=crotvinu
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Re: Cool snake- Western Massasauga
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06/21/21 02:26 AM
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I think I saw one towards Turkey one time. I had no idea what it was
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