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.

While large and venomous, timber rattlesnake bites are extremely rare, with the last recorded human fatality in Ohio ...

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.

The species also occupy very different habitats, with the timber rattlesnake primarily an upland snake and the massasauga more associated with wetlands. More: Caves you can explore in Wisconsin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HURON COUNTY, Ohio — An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, currently listed as endangered in the United States, recently was found in Huron County, wildlife officials say. In a post on social media ...

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 ...