Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It’s 2,197 ...

Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes live in deserts and forests, regardless of whether these ...

Timber rattlesnake Credit: STEPHEN MORTON The canebrake or timber rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus ) is a big, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to 6 feet in length.

Snakes: They’re just like us — at least in one respect. Like humans, the slithery reptiles may rely on others of their kind to stay calm in times of stress, according to a new study published ...

Glycopolymer-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Venom. Biomacromolecules , 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5c00125 Cite This Page : ...

Close up of a Southwestern Specked Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus). (Getty Images) Red Diamond Rattlesnake. The Red Diamond Rattlesnake is found along the coast, mesquite and cactus on desert ...

The Mexican small-headed rattlesnake, or Crotalus intermedius, next to a 10 pesos coin. Photo from Álvaro Monter-Pozos via Monter-Pozos, Reyes-Velázquez, Hernández-Gallegos and Gómez-Benitez ...

Rattlesnake season is well underway in Arizona, which is home to around 13 species—including the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi), the official state reptile.