LEICESTER – In the video below, a harmless snake's best rattlesnake impression had one local family not only fooled but worried for a second. They were convinced that it was in fact a rattler and decided to let it go because they knew rattlesnakes are a protected species. Wildlife educators with Southern Tier Exotics immediately recognized that the snake in the video is not a rattlesnake but an eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis Triangulum), and … [Read more...]