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Lava Beds National Monument

Captain Jacks Stronghold, Tulelake, Ca
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Joshua Tree National Park

Rattlesnake Picnic Area
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Picnic area in Indian Cove

Timber Rattlesnakes Show Their Tender Side
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Sixty seconds is all it takes to be captivated by this reclusive animal’s motherly instincts.

Petrified Forest National Park

PEFO Audio Tour North Stop 15 and South Stop 18
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Boston National Historical Park

USS CONSTITUTION
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The oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world still calls her birthplace—Boston—home. Launched in 1797 from Hartt's shipyard in the North End, Constitution was one of six original frigates that formed the core of the fledgling United States Navy in the 1790s. During the War of 1812, she earned a legendary reputation in battle, defeating four British frigates.

Homestead National Historical Park

Who Grows There? (HC) - wayside exhibit
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A wayside interprets information about native prairie plants in front of open prairie with trees in the background.

Filling in the Gaps: Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and Other Birds Surveyed at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico has a hidden gem called Rattlesnake Springs. This desert oasis provides a lush habitat for a variety of bird species, including the southwestern willow flycatcher. Staff conducted an intensive survey on their potential breeding territories and foraging habitats, as well as other bird species present.

Homestead National Historical Park

Who Grows There? - wayside exhibit
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A wayside interprets information about native prairie plants in front of open prairie with trees in the background.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Tanbark Ridge Tunnel
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Take advantage of the unique opportunity to view and photograph one of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s iconic tunnels. The Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, set in a forested mountainside just a 15-minute drive north of Asheville, has gravel parking nearby making it an accessible location to enjoy the historic craftsmanship and beauty of this engineering feat.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Rattlesnake Lodge Trailhead
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The Rattlesnake Lodge Trailhead is the jumping off point for your adventure into the past. Enjoy a quiet hike through a lush forest as you steadily climb to the historic site of the Ambler family’s early 1900s summer retreat.

Wupatki National Monument

Citadel and Nalakihu Pueblos
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Prairie Trails Museum
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The Prairie Trails Museum features an excellent Mormon Trail exhibit about William Clayton and the Mormon Anthem "Come, Come, Ye Saints." In addition, it provides numerous other exhibits, including an intact, rescued log cabin built in 1853; horse-drawn farm artifacts, early settler’s tools, and farm machines (some are over 100 years old); and exhibits about Corydon's history.

Big Bend National Park

Window Trail Stop #9
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The Window Trail provides opportunities to view many species of lizards and snakes.

Saguaro National Park

Signs of Life, Self-Guided Tour Stop 1
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Drakesville, Iowa
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Drakesville, Iowa is a city along the Mormon Pioneer trail that is full of trail history. The city is at the beginning of the route used by the vast majority of Mormon Pioneers to cross Iowa. The use of the trail near Drakesville started in 1846, immediately after the vanguard, Brigham Young-led companies had started their treks. This route avoided a lot of the hardships such as the thick mud, rattlesnakes, and lack of roads that the vanguard companies had to endure.

Wupatki National Monument

Wupatki Pueblo & Blowhole
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The Wupatki Pueblo is the Monuments' largest pueblo. The namesake pueblo features 104 rooms, a ball court, and a geological blowhole on this half mile (0.8km) out-and-back trail.

Great Basin National Park

Series: The Midden - Great Basin National Park: Vol. 16, No. 1, Summer 2016
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The Midden is the Resource Management Newsletter of Great Basin National Park, published each summer and winter. Find out the latest going on at Great Basin National Park, Nevada in resource management and research. The Midden - Great Basin National Park: Vol. 16, No. 1, Summer 2016.

Great Basin National Park

Great Basin Rattlesnake Study
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In order to effectively protect and conserve biodiversity, wildlife managers and decision makers require detailed information on species population biology and demography. Although experiencing declines worldwide, snakes receive far less attention for conservation than more charismatic species such as large mammals.

Padre Island National Seashore

Stop 6: Elegant Gayfeather (Liatris elegans)
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This is one of the island’s most attractive and showy species. It also provides an important nectar source for butterflies and day flying moths. It was used by Native Americans internally and externally for the treatment of rheumatism. Confederate surgeons utilized other Liatris species in the treatments of sore throats, pain, coughs, colds, colic, and even snake bites. These other Liatris species were referred to as Button snakeroot and Rattlesnake’s master during the 1800s.

Great Basin National Park

Rattlesnakes Emerging Earlier Due to Warmer Temperatures
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We conducted a 17-year study of Great Basin rattlesnakes (Crotalus lutosus) at four communal hibernacula in eastern Nevada and western Utah. Surveys were conducted during spring emergence (March, April, and May) from 2000 to 2017. Hibernacula were visited approximately 10 times each year. We defined peak emergence as the date on which the greatest number of snakes were observed at a hibernaculum (sensu Brown 2008).