Are Arizona rattlesnakes protected? Can you kill a rattlesnake on your property? Here's whether you can be in trouble for ...

The first documented Western Diamondback from Denton County joins UTA’s ARDRC, filling a key gap in Texas records ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In a Phoenix-area venomous snake training course, the first thing students learn is that basically everything they thought they knew about rattlesnakes is a myth. For starters, ...

Project RattleCam started monitoring the Colorado den, home to hundreds of snakes, in May Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

That’s our code for danger. Bob and I hike a lot together, and she frequently rejoices on the trail, like when she sees a butterfly, a lizard or a neat plant. And it always scares me. I hear her and ...

In a famous scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," big-screen hero Indiana Jones says, "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?" Researchers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo ...

The Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake isn’t noteworthy just because it’s the rarest species of rattlesnake. It’s also the only rattlesnake that has no rattle. The Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake is ...

A squirrel has gone viral after it refused to back down and defended itself from a menacing rattlesnake. The tense showdown happened around 6 p.m. on June 11 at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge, ...

Tracey Goodman was gardening in her home in Alpine, Calif. on Friday, May 9, when the incident happened ABC 10 News/Youtube A woman in California is recovering from a nasty snake surprise! On Friday, ...