SWEETWATER, Texas, March 22 (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 ...

After spending months hunkered down for the winter, snakes have begun to emerge to feed and mate in Texas. This typically ... see is the Western diamondback rattlesnake. That is our most ...

But the most plentiful type of snake in Texas is the rattlesnake, which we’ll focus on. Looks like: Typically about 3.5-4.5 feet long with brown diamond-shaped marks down its back. Tail usually ...

SWEETWATER — Miss Texas gripped the body of the decapitated Western diamondback rattlesnake, blood trickling onto her pink acrylic nails. Her silver crown glittered from the white overhead lights.

A young Western diamondback rattlesnake like this one, the most widespread and populous species of venomous snake in Texas, was spotted last week at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Here's what ...

Swimmers beware: It's snake season in Texas and a video of a large venomous snake swimming on the surface of a lake in West Texas is unlocking some new fears. The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

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 ...

Brooke Howard spotted the rattlesnake while fishing on Caney Creek in Texas A Texas science teacher accidentally caught video of herself and a friend getting the scare of a lifetime! Brooke Howard ...

On HoustonChronicle.com: Texas residents found a family of rattlesnakes in a pool noodle The other rattlesnake people might see in the Hill Country is the black-tail rattlesnake. They’re more ...

Here’s how to navigate spring in Texas, when snakes are most active ... The most common throughout the state is the western diamondback rattlesnake, which has a brown body with dark brown ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife identifies at least ... in and around Houston include the western diamondback, the timber rattlesnake, the western pigmy and the western massasauga. Officials at Houston ...