Massasauga

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:snake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Massasauga_Rattlesnake
gptkbp:adaptation burrowing
gptkbp:average_temperature ectothermic
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:breeding_season gptkb:hot_spring
courtship displays
gptkbp:climate temperate
cold tolerance
gptkbp:clutch_size 4 to 12
gptkbp:color gptkb:Detective
gray or brown
dark blotches
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Eastern_Massasauga
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat restoration
wildlife protection
gptkbp:conservation_status Threatened
threatened
gptkbp:cultural_significance Native American folklore
gptkbp:diet small mammals
gptkbp:ecological_role gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:environmental_impact habitat alteration
gptkbp:family gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:fossil_record Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Sistrurus
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
grasslands
wetlands
marshes
gptkbp:has_skin gptkb:scales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massasauga
gptkbp:hunting_technique ambush
ambush predator
gptkbp:interacts_with rarely aggressive
gptkbp:is_protected_by gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act
gptkbp:length up to 76 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:local_names swamp rattler
gptkbp:migration seasonal movement
gptkbp:mimicry non-venomous snakes
gptkbp:population_trend declining
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research herpetology
gptkbp:research_focus biodiversity studies
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Sistrurus_catenatus
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Sistrurus_catenatus_edwardsii
gptkb:Sistrurus_catenatus_catenatus
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships small mammals
gptkbp:territorial_behavior limited
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:venomous gptkb:theorem
hemotoxic
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:metropolitan_area
vulnerable
small rodents
gptkbp:young live birth