Why'd it have to be snakes?

Montanans worried that the state is going to put bison, wolves and grizzly bears in their backyards should be glad they don’t live in Massachusetts. Wildlife officials there plan to establish a colony of timber rattlesnakes on an island in the state’s largest body of water.

According to the Associated Press, the plan has been in the works for several years and has the endorsement of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker.

There are only about 200 of the endangered snakes left in Massachusetts. Snakes raised at a zoo in Rhode Island will be placed on Mt. Zion, a 1,400-acre island in 39-square mile Quabb...