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Rattlesnakes Thrive In Western Iowa Prairies
The Nature Conservancy protects a Broken Kettle reserve in Iowa where easternmost prairie rattlesnakes live among tallgrass. Susanne Hickey notes these venomous snakes help the ecosystem as Ed Schoenfelder recalls coexistence on his farm near Westfield. Eventos describe other rattlers in northeast Iowa and near Winterset, with 15 additional acres set aside to shield habitat from development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Schaffner
Ulauwu Press
Westfield
Nature Conservancy
Susanne Hickey
Loess Hills
Broken Kettle Grasslands
Iowa
Missouri River
Ed Schoenfelder
Broken Kettle
Conservancy
Hickey
Mississippi River Bluffs
Winterset
Dan Fogell
Sweet Marsh
Bremer County
Schoenfelder
Fogell