Since timber rattlesnakes are becoming rarer, bites have averaged one every four years in recent history and only one rattlesnake fatality has been documented in Wisconsin since 1900, the DNR says.

Among the roughly 21 species of snakes that call Wisconsin home, there are two that are venomous - the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Both snakes live in ...

But Wisconsin is home to two species of venomous rattlesnakes: The timber rattlers (no, really, not the baseball team) and the eastern massasauga. Rattlesnake bites in Wisconsin are extremely rare.

Wisconsin rattlesnake bounty ended in 1975 The state bounty was active until 1975, the same year the massasauga was placed on the Wisconsin list of endangered species.

The timber rattlesnake is the only venomous snake that's found at Devil's Lake State Park, ... There have only been two verified deaths in Wisconsin due to rattlesnake bites since 1900. 0 Comments ...

Those are the timber rattlesnake and the massasauga, or swamp, rattlesnake. The likelihood of encountering either in Wisconsin is "very slim." The timber rattler is a protected species, and it can ...