Rare fungus kills endangered rattlesnakes in southern Illinois
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
A small population of rattlesnakes that already is in decline in southern Illinois faces a new and unexpected threat in the form of a fungus rarely seen in the wild, researchers report. The finding matches reports of rattlesnake deaths in the northeast United States.
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