While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

Bite severity: Much more severe than bites from copperheads and cottonmouths, all rattlesnake bites are considered medical ...

Habitat: Cottonmouths generally prefer water, mainly inhabiting ... with adult snakes rarely growing longer than a foot in length. They have dark gray spotted patterns on gray, pink, or red ...

Cottonmouths, also known as 'water ... (the snake grows to about two feet) reptile is found in the mountainous areas of West Texas. Banded Rock rattlesnake: Dark and greenish gray in color ...

A 100-year-old man lived to share the tales of his many scrapes with near-death experiences while serving in the infantry ...