Every year, when the spring air temperature begins to rise, rattlesnakes crawl out of their hiding places. Their season has officially kicked off all over California, which means you might encounter this creature while walking in the fresh air, writes Only in ...

A resident of Abilene, Texas, thought a couple of snakes had climbed under his house. He called for special help. An organization that traps reptiles found 45 rattlesnakes under the house. The snake-catching video was posted on his Facebook by Nathan Hawkins, the owner of Big Country ...

Lack of rain and hot days are causing Californians to encounter rattlesnakes more often. “During a heat wave, for example, this Monday the temperature reached 43 degrees, snakes often hide in the shade or other cool place during the day,” says...

More than 1300 American children are bitten by snakes, and one in four cases occur in Florida or Texas, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds. In addition to Texas and Florida, states with high rates of snakebites include Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia. "Any poisonous...