![]() And there's lots of chipmunks and white-footed mice. All the snake really needs - even a big rattlesnake only needs about the equivalent of four chipmunks in a summer. There's over 1,300 acres and plenty of food. I mean, you wouldn't even know you're on an island. ![]() I've been involved in six bites, I think, in my career, but they were people illegally keeping a rattlesnake as a pet, illegally capturing it or trying to get a better photograph, and they really should've used a longer stick.ĬORNISH: So tell us, how does a snake colony work? I mean, how.ĬORNISH: Do you just like hope a couple of mice wander on there? Like, what happens?įRENCH: No, no, no. And nobody in my entire career of over 32 years has been even bitten accidentally. We haven't had a human fatality outside of colonial times in this state with six and a half million people in the state. But it's frankly - in Massachusetts, the timber rattlesnake plays a bigger role in our patriotic history than the eagle does. You know, the people will tell us, well, this is just part of our patriotic history to support eagles. the bald eagle, Tom French, OK? (Laughter) That's an unfair comparison.įRENCH: No, well, you know - but it's interesting. But rattlesnakes don't seem to have the same level of public support (inaudible).ĬORNISH: No, I would say it's hard to have the same level of public support in America as.ĬORNISH. You know, a lot of people don't particularly care for snakes, and so when we were focused on restoring bald eagles at Quabbin, everybody was very supportive. Welcome to the program, Tom French.ĬORNISH: So if this was a horror movie (laughter), this would be about the time where a conservationist or well-meaning scientist would come in and say there's nothing to fear here.ĬORNISH: And then, like, you know, there'd be an escape and people would be, like, attacked.ĬORNISH: How worried have people been about this scenario?įRENCH: It's not uncommon to have people pretty upset by it. Tom French is the assistant director for this state's Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Today, there are very few timber rattlesnakes left, so the state wants to start a colony on an abandoned island in the middle of Quabbin Reservoir about 60 miles west of Boston. You might've seen it featured on a flag above the phrase, don't tread on me. Timber rattlesnakes have been part of Massachusetts' history since before the American Revolution. In fact, in Massachusetts, officials hope it's the answer to a conservation problem. Though any visit to this island is highly impossible, one has to take permission from the Brazilian navy to visit the place.An island filled with venomous rattlesnakes - no, this is not the opening to a horror film. Also, these snakes are endangered and the government wants to protect the region in order to preserve the one-of-its-kind species. So, it’s really up to if you want to believe these legends, though we have warned you.Īnd it’s because of all this that this island in South America has been banned by the government as it poses threat to the human life. ![]() ![]() But, fortunately, no official death has been recorded until now. There are also some legends regarding the island which mainly includes a lighthouse keeper & his family who got killed by the snakes and a fisherman who was found dead in a pool of blood. Suggested Read: A 2022 Compilation Of 59 Weirdest Places Across the World You Should Stop By
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