Deserts are among the most extreme and hostile environments on Earth, with extreme temperatures, minimal rainfall, and sometimes severe flash floods when it does rain. These are hostile environments ...

Mojave Greens, Sidewinders, rattlers- the Mojave Desert is writhed with native snake species. Some, like the California Kingsnake and gopher snake, are harmless; others, like the Southern Pacific ...

A snake that looks similar to and sounds like a rattlesnake but isn't a rattlesnake? Meet the gopher snake, the biggest snake ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2015. One warm early summer evening I heard a huge racket outside in the driveway. From a second story deck I looked down and ...

Good morning. It’s Monday, May 6. I’m Alex Wigglesworth, an environment reporter for The Times. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — April marks the start of when rattlesnakes come out to play in Southern California, according to San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Rattlesnakes can be seen year-round in ...