New Mexico offers lots of natural gems, but steer clear of certain water bodies, as venomous snakes call them home. Here are ...

A familiar rattlesnake slithered into a biologist’s campsite near a ghost town in Arizona. Turns out, the biologist moved the ...

A state famous for its prairies and cornfields, it’s easy to believe that Iowa makes a good home for snakes. Indeed, Iowa is home to 28 species of snakes. Furthermore, the vast majority of these ...

According to Goode, some rattlesnakes, like the western diamondback ... form huge denning aggregations,” he said. “I studied prairie rattlesnakes in Wyoming, where one den contained over ...

Prairie rattlesnakes, also known as the western rattler, are 35 to 45 inches long and require large blocks of prairie because they can travel 5 to 6 miles from their hibernation dens. Their diet ...

They also have a live cam featuring western rattlesnakes in California ... themselves and can attack if they feel threatened. Prairie rattlesnakes, like the ones in the mega den, can be found ...

Prairie rattlesnakes may be encountered in areas of the Centennial State below 9,000 feet elevation, including in Pueblo County. Midget faded rattlesnakes are more common in western Colorado ...

Mojave rattlesnake: Similar to the western diamondback in markings, but smaller and slimmer. The snake is found only in extreme West Texas. Prairie rattlesnake: Greenish or grayish, with rounded ...

The exhibit could grow to as many as 30 snakes. Krebs said new species will likely include more western diamondbacks, Mohave rattlesnakes, prairie rattlesnakes native to Nebraska and other ...