Rattlesnakes are one of the most discernible snakes in the animal kingdom, not only because of their appearance, but also because of how they shake their tails at threats to warn them to stay away.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If you're hiking pretty much anywhere in the US, this is one sound you don't want to hear... [Audio of rattlesnake rattle.] The warning of a ...

Even if you’ve never lived in rattlesnake territory, you know what the sound of a snake’s rattle means: Beware! A shake of its rattle is an effective way for a snake to communicate to a potential ...

The rattlesnake’s warning sound, a grating ch-ch-ch, is one of the most spine-tingling noises in nature—because if you can hear it, you’ve already wandered too close. But according to a new study ...