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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:subspecies
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:pygmy_rattlesnake
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gptkbp:average_temperature
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basking in sun
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gptkbp:behavior
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nocturnal
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gptkbp:body_style
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stocky
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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gptkb:hot_spring
courtship displays
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gptkbp:climate
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temperate climates
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gptkbp:clutch_size
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4-20 young
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gptkbp:color
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gray or brown
dark brown or gray with light spots
grayish with dark blotches
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Eastern_massasauga_rattlesnake
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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gptkb:The_Nature_Conservancy
habitat protection
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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threatened
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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local folklore
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gptkbp:diet
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small mammals
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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prey control
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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sensitive to climate change
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:automobile
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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1835
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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notable fossil finds
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Sistrurus
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gptkbp:habitat
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wetlands
marshes and swamps
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gptkbp:has_authority_over
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(Kennicott, 1861)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii
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gptkbp:hunting_technique
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ambush predator
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gptkbp:interacts_with
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habitat encroachment
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:Eastern_massasauga
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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protected species
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gptkbp:length
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60-76 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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10-20 years in the wild
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gptkbp:local_names
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massasauga
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gptkbp:migration
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non-migratory
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gptkbp:nesting
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no nesting, live birth
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:public_square
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gptkbp:parks
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under rocks and logs
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gptkbp:population_trend
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declining
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gptkbp:predators
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birds of prey
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gptkbp:public_awareness
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gptkb:Educational_Institution
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gptkbp:range
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Sistrurus_catenatus_catenatus
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gptkbp:reproduction
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ovoviviparous
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gptkbp:research_focus
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study of venom
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gptkbp:scales
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keeled scales
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gptkbp:social_structure
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solitary
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:Sistrurus_catenatus
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gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships
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small mammals
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gptkbp:tail_type
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short and blunt
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gptkbp:territorial_behavior
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non-territorial
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:venomous
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hemotoxic
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gptkbp:wildlife
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ongoing efforts
low due to habitat preference
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gptkbp:youth_programs
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live young
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