If you come across a rattlesnake in Michigan, it’s an eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), the only venomous snake in the state. They’re relatively small for rattlers, averaging two to three feet ...

In the circus’ heyday, no sideshows were more popular than the “bearded ladies.” It just so happens that one of the most country’s most famous bearded ladies called Michigan home.

Rattlesnakes are common throughout many areas of the U.S., particularly the Southwest. Only 4 out of 50 states are completely rattlesnake free. Rattlesnakes are an iconic part of the American ...

I feared for my child's life after a freak rattlesnake bite at an unexpected venue. While being faced with my child's mortality, I reexamined my relationship with death. Coming out on the other side ...

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A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 ...

Kyle Whittingham is the next head coach of the Michigan Wolverines football program with a reported deal coming weeks after the university fired Sherrone Moore for what officials described as an ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham as its football coach Friday night, giving the former Utah coach a five-year contract to replace the fired and disgraced Sherrone Moore. “Kyle ...

Michigan could do worse than Louisville's Jeff Brohm. Much, much worse. Hire Biff Poggi? No. Eli Drinkwitz and Kyle Whittingham not the worst ideas. Not the best, either. But, consider Alabama’s 27 ...

Michigan appears to be out for both of its 1A, 1B options. Kalen DeBoer and Alabama beat Oklahoma on Friday night, after being down 17-0. Then on Saturday morning, Kenny Dillingham and Arizona State ...