| Source | WTTW |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 24, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 24, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/24/sssssensational-news-lincoln-park-zoo-celebrates-first-birth-endangered-native-rattlers |
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Lincoln Park Zoo is celebrating a baby boom of nine [ eastern massasauga
rattlesnakes ][1] , the first new arrivals of this federally threatened native
species in nearly a decade.
The tiny rattlers are the great grandkids of eastern massasaugas brought to the
zoo in 2009, rescued from the wild and ...