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Mystery fungus threatens rattlesnakes across nine states
Hidden on Vermont hillsides, a fungus spreads through eastern snakes, especially imperiled timber rattlesnakes. The disease, if unchecked, could overwhelm conservation efforts, with impacts in Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts New York and Illinois among others. Biologists compare it to white nose syndrome in bats and note variable regional effects and high mortality in infected massasauga and timber rattlesnakes.
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New Haven
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Illinois
North America
United States
Doug Blodgett
Lake
Lorch
Clinton County
Matt
Allender
University of Illinois
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service