A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake he picked up. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massasauga rattlesnakes are Ohio's three venomous snake species. While venomous, ...

The western diamondback rattlesnake checked off a new portion of the map last November, making Denton County part of the ...

There are 14 species of snakes in Massachusetts, only two of which, the copperhead and timber rattler, are venomous. Some snake species, including the copperhead and timber rattler, face threats ...

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 ...

Jenna Alleman’s goal was to capture one timber rattlesnake. She succeeded, and then some — helping to wrangle a yellow phase rattler into a clear plastic tube to secure its bite end, then conduct a ...

As temperatures warm, you may find yourself out and about, wandering Texas' diverse hiking trails. While on the way to mountainous summits or climbing grassy hills, a slithering, scaly reptile could ...

There are 13 different kinds of rattlesnakes in Arizona. Rattlesnakes are particularly common to see from May to October. While rattlesnakes have earned a reputation for being dangerous, they ...