The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding everyone to be respectful of wildlife after a man was bitten by a massasauga rattlesnake in Oakland County last month. DNR endangered species biologist Amy Bleisch tells us the massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan’s only venomous snake and can be found throughout the Lower Peninsula, including in Southwest Michigan. Bleisch says the massasauga rattlesnake is generally tan with large brown splotches on its back that resemble a video game controller or a bowtie. However, Bleisch says because the eastern massasauga is listed as a state and federally threatened species, it is illegal to pursue, harass, wound, kill, or capture the snake. You can learn more about the massasauga rattlesnake right here.