A new study published in Evolution found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising ...

Brave squirrel fights off rattlesnake in dramatic caught-on-camera battle - ...

A familiar rattlesnake slithered into a biologist’s campsite near a ghost town in Arizona. Turns out, the biologist moved the same rattlesnake out of the same camp four years earlier, the ...

If a rattlesnake does bite you, get immediate medical attention, according to poison control. Stay calm and keep the bite area elevated. Don’t run. Don't ice, cut into or constrict the bite area.

A timber rattlesnake will prop itself upright and make a rattling noise with its tail when threatened – a warning that it is about to strike. They range in size from about 2.5 to 5 feet on average.

If a rattlesnake poses an immediate threat to you, your family or pets, you’re legally allowed to kill it in self-defense. But this doesn’t mean you can harm snakes at random while out hiking ...

One reptile encounter on the deserts roads of Joshua Tree gave Danielle Wall an unexpected passion and purpose. She became a self-taught rattlesnake wrangler, serving her community for no profit.