A camera in Colorado reveals how rattlesnake mothers protect their young, showing snakes in a new light and changing old fears.

Dietary studies are central to our understanding of organismal biology. We describe the diet and frequency of feeding in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus). We used data from ...

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Snakes are found on every continent except for Antarctica and can occupy a wide range of habitats, including forests, deserts ...

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, ...

The Bluegrass State is home to two rattlesnake species, but unless you’re spending a lot of time in the deep woods or wandering through scrubby swamps, you aren’t likely to encounter one. Still, it ...

Summer snake hunting in western Colorado is a race against the sun. The reptiles emerge early from their dens to soak up dawn’s dull warmth. But once the hillsides hum with heat, they’ll split for the ...

Article published in parts, extracted from the following issues of Forest and stream, a weekly journal of the rod and gun: v. 30, no. 16, p. 307 (May 10, 1888); v. 30 ...