Think twice before killing that snake. In Arizona, the law might not be on your side. While it’s perfectly natural to be startled by a slithering rattlesnake on your hike, it's illegal to kill certain ...

The Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) is an unusual and fairly rare venomous species in the American southwest. Its striking physical characteristics, habits, and adaptations are ...

Giving 11 venomous snakes a chance to escape inside your office sounds risky, but one of the nation’s top rattlesnake experts did just that to prove a point. The goal? To debunk the myth that ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A unique interaction between two of Arizona's venomous creatures was captured earlier this week by a resident in north Scottsdale. A video posted on Christopher Rutz' Instagram ...

Murphy, a 12-year-old chihuahua, was bitten by a rattlesnake in the yard of his Gold Canyon home. He's recovering after being rushed to Arizona Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Center. The ...

A Phoenix-based company that relocates rattlesnakes encountered near homes responded to a call recently from a Mesa homeowner whose dog had found a snake on the property. “The homeowner noticed the ...

Extreme heat and drought are putting new pressures on wildlife in Arizona, even species that have adapted to desert conditions over thousands of years. A biologist who studies rattlesnakes had never ...

Hiking begins where the trail ends. Boulder hopping up Rattlesnake Canyon recently was my favorite hike of 2025. Being on the ...