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Massasauga rattlesnakes are the only venomous snake that can be found in Ontario. They also live in some of the United States and a few other places in Canada. They can grow to almost two feet in length and they are crucial for keeping rodent populations in check. Without these snakes, we would have more rats and mice than we would like. They play a crucial role in many of the ecosystems in North America. When this snake was brought to a veterinary clinic suffering from a very serious fungal infection, there was no question that it needed and deserved medical treatment so that it could eventually be released back into the wild in a healthy state. But the challenge was to find a way to treat a venomous wild snake, especially around the face where the worst of the infection was.