A rattlesnake mega-den in Colorado is about to welcome some new members to the family, as pregnant Prairie Rattlesnakes are ...

Like all rattlesnakes, the prairie rattler can be identified through the heat-sensing pits between its nostril and eye, and the distinct rattle on its tail. Dorsally, prairie rattlesnakes have ...

A recent video shows images of wild prairie rattlesnakes in a Colorado den that is home to hundreds of the slithering reptiles. The video contains three clips of rattlesnakes, all recorded within ...

This rattlesnake mother hasn’t eaten throughout her entire pregnancy and will hibernate soon after giving birth. This means that she may go over a year without eating. It’s why female ...

These antiheroes of the American West are actually not so bad. New research reveals they're good parents and neighbors, and ...

Prairie rattlesnakes are the second-largest snakes in Yellowstone and the largest (and only) venomous snakes in the park. They generally grow to 48 inches long and are extremely thick-bodied snakes.

prairie rattlesnakes, horned larks, ferruginous hawks, and bobcats. Ecosystem services provided by prairie dogs include recharging groundwater, aerating soil, sequestering carbon, cycling nutrients, ...

As I stood near rattlesnake master, a plant of the prairie, bison thundered across the prairie with a great sweep of fire ...