Vipers like the timber rattlesnakes and the eastern diamondbacks are venomous snakes with long formidable fangs. They derive their family name Viperidae from the Latin vivus, “alive” and parer ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are and how to identify them.

This resilience is a testament to the evolutionary success of rattlesnakes, allowing them to thrive even in the face of ...

Timber rattlesnakes, also called "canebrake" rattlesnakes, can be distinguished by a black chevron, or "V" pattern, along its back that points to the tail. This species' colors range from a light ...

We met up with biologist Dr. Anne Stengle of the University of Massachusetts who has been studying timber rattlesnakes for more than 10 years. “Very few people in New England have even seen a ...

Rattlesnakes are most active in the warmer months and give birth in the fall, experts say. Liz Dufour/The Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK Are you noticing more rattlesnakes? It’s baby rattlesnake ...

“I kind of just want to start off by saying that rattlesnakes, like most snakes ... home to two species of venomous snakes: the Eastern timber rattlesnake and the copperhead.