#timberrattlesnakes

[elkhunter523]

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[allmylittleandnotsolittlefriends]

"In Massachusetts, the Timber Rattlesnake is a native state-listed Endangered Species with only five surviving populations spread out from the New York border in the southern Berkshires, east to the Blue Hills near Boston. This particular snake has experienced the greatest modern decline of any native reptile and is a high conservation priority species for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the agency with the legal responsibility and mandate to conserve endangered and common fish and wildlife species. As part of an overall rattlesnake conservation strategy, MassWildlife is proposing to establish a small group of rattlesnakes on Mount Zion, a large island closed to public access at the Quabbin Reservoir located in central Massachusetts. Quabbin Reservoir is owned and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Division of Water Supply Protection. The Quabbin Reservoir is the site of MassWildlife's well-known and successful American Bald Eagle restoration project.