With their signature noisy tails, rattlesnakes have often captured people’s imagination, in books and movies, or in the wild. “Nobody is apathetic about rattlesnakes,” said Jimmy Stiles, a biologist ...

Rattlesnakes are among the most recognisable venomous snakes in North America, known for their distinctive rattling tails and potentially dangerous bites. Two species often compared for their size, ...

The rattlesnakes in South Carolina are the eastern diamondback, timber and pigmy rattlesnakes. Josh Bell [email protected] Soon it will be that loving season for South Carolina’s elusive eastern ...

Among over 30 species of rattlesnake, there is a wide variety of sizes. The smallest rattlesnake species is the western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius), which only reaches about 18 inches in ...

Each year, 7,000 to 8,000 people in the United States are bitten by venomous snakes. While some of the bites are painful and may cause non-life-threatening symptoms, there are others that those bitten ...