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Copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)

Copperbelly Water Snake Life history, Ecology and Regulatory Information

Species Profile links to national U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service web pages

Fact Sheet

Copperbelly final listing package - full text (pdf)

Copperbelly Water Snake Recovery Information

Draft Copperbelly Water Snake Recovery Plan (September 2007)

 

Federal Register Notice: Availability of Draft Recovery Plan (September 6, 2007)

 

News Release (September 6, 2007)

 

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Restoring Southeast Michigan’s High Diversity Landscapes Through Collaborative Stewardship – Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan

 

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties, Indiana

 

5-year Review Iniated for the Copperbelly Water Snake - June 2, 2006

 

Copperbelly Water Snake Conservation Agreements for Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky (includes information on life history)

 

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Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

Eastern Massasauga Life history, Ecology and Regulatory Information
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus s. catenatus)

Eastern Massasauga Candidate Form

USFWS Fact Sheet

USFWS Chicago Field Office's Species Spotlight

Eastern Massasauga: Why Conserve  a Poisonous Snake?

Eastern Massasauga Status Assessment (.pdf file 1.5 MB)

Questions and Answers About Conservation of the Eastern Massasauga

Eastern Massasauga Conservation Actions and Information

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Restoring Southeast Michigan’s High Diversity Landscapes Through Collaborative Stewardship – Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan

 

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties, Indiana

 

S6 Grant Project (2006): Response to Habitat Management by the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) at Carlyle Lake, lllinois

 

S6 Grant Project (2006): Molecular Diversity among Massasauga Rattlesnakes: Nuclear Intron Analyses

 

Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for Rome State Nature Preserve, Ashtabula County - Ohio (August 2006)

 

Final Environmental Assessment Approved for Implementing Candidate Conservation Agreements for Eastern Massasauga in Mid-Western States (July 26, 2005)

Eastern Massasauga Survey and Management Guidances

The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: A Handbook for Land Managers (PDF 1.2 MB)

Recommended Standard Survey Protocol for the Eastern Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus catenatus

Lake Erie water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)

Lake Erie Water Snake Life history, Ecology and Regulatory Information

Species Profile links to the national U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service web pages

LEWS News - the Lake Erie Water Snake Newsletter

Fact Sheet

Final Rule to List as Threatened

Lake Erie Water Snake Recovery Information

Recovery Plan (pdf 1.6MB; 111 pages)
Federal Register Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Lake Erie Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)

 

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