A 41-year-old Novi man was bitten on the hand by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake Tuesday near a boat launch at Proud Lake State Recreation Area in Commerce Township.
Officials said the man approached the snake before he was bitten. Firefighters transported him to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, where antivenom was available.
The eastern massasauga is Michigan’s only venomous snake, and bites are considered extremely rare.