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Death of snake at University of Michigan gardens has staff urging visitors ‘to be kind’

Summary by Michigan Live
ANN ARBOR, MI - A sighting of Michigan’s only venomous snake isn’t uncommon at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, but it’s not normal to find one that was intentionally killed.

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Snake covered by Endangered Species Act killed at Michigan park

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials are urging “understanding” over “fear” after a federally protected snake was recently found killed at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. According to a Facebook post over the weekend, an eastern massasauga rattlesnake was found dead. A University of Michigan Natural Areas Specialist told MLive that it appears the snake was killed with a blunt object. The eastern mas…

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Someone killed a rattlesnake at U-M. Why arboretum staff say you should leave them alone

An eastern massasauga rattlesnake, a protected species, was recently killed at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.

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Protected species of snake killed at Michigan park: ‘Please be kind to snakes’

A botanical garden in Washtenaw County is reminding people to “please be kind to snakes” after a protected species of snake was killed.

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Death of snake at University of Michigan gardens has staff urging visitors ‘to be kind’

ANN ARBOR, MI - A sighting of Michigan’s only venomous snake isn’t uncommon at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, but it’s not normal to find one that was intentionally killed.

·Michigan, United States
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Michigan Live broke the news in Michigan, United States on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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