Michigan is home to some of the most diverse wildlife in the United States and, because of that fact, has become a haven for outdoors lovers, nature enthusiasts and wildlife tourists abroad. Campers, ...

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources gets many questions this time of year about Michigan's snakes. Eighteen different species of snake call Michigan home, but only one of them poses ...

While Michigan is home to more than a dozen snake species, only one is venomous — and people rarely see it. "Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes, the only venomous snake in Michigan, are shy creatures ...

A Southwest Michigan man who admitted to buying two types of endangered snakes was placed on probation this week for what was called “several bad decisions.” ...