Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 28, 1811
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 56
Notes:
This specimen may have been the Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), a subspecies of the massasauga, one of three venomous snakes found in Pennsylvania. The massasauga is sometimes known as the black rattler or the black snapper.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Eastern massasauga
Current Scientific Name
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus
