Rattlesnakes are famous in the wild, but they’re often misunderstood. Most people only know them for their rattling sound or ...

At the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, rattlesnakes under the care of James Van Dyke are brought into the classroom of Jessica Nolan. Today's sound clip comes from two people who've been ...

If you’ve ever had the chance to hear a rattlesnake shake its tail, your first instinct was likely to run away as fast and as far as possible. Having a moment to compose yourself afterwards, you may ...

The trick is a surprising instance of mammal-snake coevolution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The menacing rattle of a ...

Rattlesnakes make use of sudden loud ratting to trick humans into thinking they are closer to the venomous vipers than they really are, a new study has revealed. This abrupt switch to a high-frequency ...

Crotalus horridus, agkistodon contortrix mokeson and some of their close and distant scaly cousins are about to make downtown Noxen their temporary home. If their multi-syllable genus names don’t stop ...

Rattlesnakes are deadly, but at least they’re polite. Out of the over 100 types of snake in the U.S., the rattlesnake is one of the only ones that gives you a warning before it sinks its ...