TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Massasauga Rattlesnake Angle View Massasauga Rattlesnake- Sistrurus catenatus catenatus A beautiful angle view of a male Massasauga rattlesnake, weighing in at an amazing 560 grams. Caught and released from a location about one hour east of Oxford, Ohio. Thought you might like to see it. These are highly endangered snakes due primarily due to habitat loss. (Photo: July 28, 2004, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 180mm f/3.5 L lens and MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Ringlite Flash)

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.