Fungus Killing Rattlers



Massasauga Rattlesnake
A deadly fungus called Chrysosporium is reportedly killing off endangered Massasauga rattlers. Scientists found four dead rattlers in Illinois.

If this fungal infection progresses through the snake population the same way that a very similar, and equally deadly, fungal infection that has been decimating the bat population in sixteen states and four Canadian provinces the scientist who are monitoring the situation are rightly concerned about the survivability of the massasauga rattler.

Rightly concerned, eh?