The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says they've been seeing an increase in poaching, harassing, even killing of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. This comes after a rattlesnake bit a man in Oakland County late last month. DNR Endangered Species Biologist Amy Bleisch spoke live with WWJ's Christina McDaniel about the rare, threatened species. (Photo Credit: Joseph Sage/Michigan Natural Features Inventory).


Aug 06, 2026








