Iowa DNR veterinarian Rachel Ruden is studying the impact of a viral fungal pathogen on the state’s rattlesnake population. “It affects snakes kind of broadly and the vipers, so things that include rattlesnakes specifically,” she says. “So they have seemingly worse outcomes than other types of snakes.” Ruden has been doing some testing of rattlesnakes. […]
Iowa to rejoin USDA’s SUN Bucks program in 2026
Governor Reynolds says the State of Iowa will participate in the federal program that gives low income families with school aged
