While it's not every day people see a rattlesnake in Oregon, the venomous reptile is common in certain parts of the state. Here's what to know.

Here are the areas in Oregon where people are more likely to come across a rattlesnake. Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Just outside of La Grande, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest consists of ...

While large and venomous, timber rattlesnake bites are extremely rare, with the last recorded human fatality in Ohio ...

John Sealy, a rattlesnake researcher from Stokesdale, North Carolina, who knew Martin for more than 30 years, said Martin was perhaps the foremost authority on timber rattlers, a species he ...

This part of Oregon has the dry, high desert climate rattlesnakes like to inhabit. Although you're more likely to see a bear or bobcat in this area, rattlesnake sightings are not unheard of.