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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:snake
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gptkbp:activity_pattern
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crepuscular
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gptkbp:average_temperature
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temperate climates
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gptkbp:behavior
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nocturnal
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gptkbp:body_shape
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stocky
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gptkbp:breeding_behavior
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courtship displays
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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gptkb:spring
late summer
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gptkbp:climate_adaptation
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moisture tolerant
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gptkbp:clutch_size
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not applicable
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gptkbp:color_variation
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regional differences
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gptkbp:coloration
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gptkb:camouflage
gray or brown with dark spots
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Eastern_Massasauga
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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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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Native American folklore
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gptkbp:diet
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small mammals
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gptkbp:eye_color
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dark
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Viper
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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1827
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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present since the Pleistocene
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Sistrurus
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gptkbp:habitat
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wetlands
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gptkbp:habitat_preference
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marshes and swamps
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
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gptkbp:has_skin
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gptkb:scales
banded or spotted
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sistrurus miliarius catenatus
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gptkbp:hunting_technique
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dusk and dawn
ambush
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gptkbp:length
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45 to 76 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 20 years in captivity
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gptkbp:litter_size
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3 to 20
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gptkbp:local_names
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gptkb:Massasauga_rattlesnake
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gptkbp:migration
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non-migratory
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gptkbp:nesting
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live birth
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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:range
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:related_species
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Crotalus species
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gptkbp:reproduction
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ovoviviparous
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gptkbp:research_importance
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ecological studies
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gptkbp:scales
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keeled scales
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Sistrurus_miliarius_catenatus
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gptkbp:skin_color
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grayish-brown
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gptkbp:social_structure
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solitary
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gptkbp:strategy
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rattling tail
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:Sistrurus_miliarius_miliarius
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gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships
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small rodents
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gptkbp:tail_length
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shorter than body
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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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gptkb:true
hemotoxic
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gptkbp:wildlife
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gptkb:urban_development
exhibit in some zoos
state endangered in some areas
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