SWEETWATER, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas town of Sweetwater claims fame as home to the world's largest annual "rattlesnake roundup," where thousands of pounds of slithering venomous snakes are ...

Snakes often get a bad rap. While they're often misunderstood as aggressive, many experts will tell you they are not naturally hostile and don't seek to chase or attack. Instead, they are ...

A white rattlesnake spotted Wednesday at a Texas park has produced a collective shudder across the country, after a photo of the snake was shared thousands of times on Facebook. It’s not an albino.

While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...

Venomous snakes, such as the rattlesnake, can and do climb trees — but it isn't commonly observed. Rattlesnakes won't drop from branches into the yard or on your head. It's just a myth that ...

The agency has teamed up with private landowners in Louisiana and Texas to expand the snake's habitat. Across 5,000 acres of ...

A rarely seen species of venomous snake was recently spotted in Texas, catching the attention of area wildlife officials. Screengrab from Facebook post by Kerr & Mason Mountain Wildlife Management ...

Big Country Snake Removal retrieved 45 rattlesnakes from under a home near Abilene, Texas. Nathan Hawkins/Big Country Snakes But when they got there, they immediately "saw that that wasn't the case." ...

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