The timber rattlesnake sits motionless, its body curled into the shape of a giant cinnamon roll, its wide head resting on the outermost coil. She stares directly at me from about six feet away.

With spooky season getting closer, WVLT takes you wild inside Zoo Knoxville to learn about some creepy crawly creature myths.

Animal Enforcement Officers Rebecca Galeazzo and Leann Strickland from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office safely removed a timber rattlesnake from a fast-food restaurant playground recently. The ...

Deputy Terry Dunn of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Natchez, Miss., killed a rattlesnake this week outside one of the facility’s buildings. Dunn then posed with the venomous reptile for photos ...

SLATE RUN – Even for Indian Summer, it was a hot, muggy Saturday morning, setting out at 8 a.m. to hike the full loop of the Golden Eagle Trail, one of Pennsylvania’s most iconic day hikes. Located ...

Rattlesnakes are increasingly slithering out in the Sunflower State due to recent warm, wet weather, says the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. "With warm weather and flooded areas across ...

Warm, wet weather has led to an increase in rattlesnake sightings across Kansas. Kansas is home to four main types of venomous snakes: the copperhead, timber rattlesnake, prairie rattlesnake, and ...

Iowa DNR veterinarian Rachel Ruden is studying the impact of a viral fungal pathogen on the state’s rattlesnake population. “It affects snakes kind of broadly and the vipers, so things that include ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Rattlesnake sightings in Northeast Kansas have been increasing due to heavy rainstorms. While sightings have increased, the number of rattlesnakes in the area has not. “A lot of ...

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and Mario are on the search for the Timber Rattlesnake! Along the way, they come across none other than the Copperhead snake! How dangerous is this snake, ...

Did you know that Massachusetts only has two venomous snakes species? Out of the 14 snake species that live in Massachusetts, only two of them are actually venomous: the timber rattlesnake and the ...