The timber rattlesnake carries venom that is potent enough to "kill a human." "The timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and ...

Rattlesnakes are best admired from a safe distance. That’s a lesson that a Tennessee man learned this week in a tragic way after a timber rattlesnake that he picked up bit him, eventually leading to ...

If you spend much time outside in the U.S., rattlesnakes are part of the landscape whether you see them... The post ...

Six venomous snake species are native to Florida. Snakes are most active during the warmer months of spring and early summer. The timber rattlesnake, one of the six venomous species, is found in a ...

Although many people fear them, rattlesnakes are not generally aggressive by nature. They would much rather retreat when given an escape route. However, the majority of venomous snakebites in the U.S.

A sea of brown and gray scales rest peacefully in a Minnesota den as rattle sounds fill the air. It’s a “rare sight” for the team of nongame biologists surveying the southeastern area of Minnesota, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - That unmistakable sound of a rattlesnake’s tail is one of the desert’s most feared warnings, but some Arizona residents believe we may be hearing it less often. And they ...

Editor’s note: This column is reprinted from Saturday’s edition of The Trailhead, our free weekly email newsletter focused on Pennsylvania’s great outdoors. Sign up here. There was no time, really, to ...