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EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan is home to a single species of venomous snake, and the isolated pockets of its populations are making it more likely it will go extinct. Researchers at Michigan State University found the fragmented nature of the wetlands habitats where eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are still found leads to inbreeding among their secluded populations. As a result, …