Michigan's rattlesnakes are small and timid compared to their western cousins. The snake pictured above is a Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Like other snakes, rattlesnakes are cold-blooded (or poikilothermic) so they often warm themselves on roads. Rattlesnakes eat a variety of rodents and other small animals. In general they avoid conflict with people, but if disturbed their bite is venomous.
This post is part of a series of Road Trip posts.
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