Rattlesnakes are best admired from a safe distance. That’s a lesson that a Tennessee man learned this week in a tragic way after a timber rattlesnake that he picked up bit him, eventually leading to ...

The timber rattlesnake carries venom that is potent enough to "kill a human." "The timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and ...

A hiker died after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee. The hiker reportedly picked up the snake, which was likely a timber rattlesnake. The hiker died after being ...

A sea of brown and gray scales rest peacefully in a Minnesota den as rattle sounds fill the air. It’s a “rare sight” for the team of nongame biologists surveying the southeastern area of Minnesota, ...