Rattlesnakes are found throughout Colorado and can be identified by their rattle, triangular head, and thick body. If you encounter a rattlesnake, freeze, locate it, and back away slowly.

The northern Colorado rattlesnake den complex, described as a "mega-den," is one of two monitored by researchers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. With the arrival of ...

Unless the snake is a rattlesnake posing a threat, it is considered non-game wildlife, and it is illegal to kill it. Colorado has three species of venomous snakes, all of which are rattlesnakes ...

and soak up the sun Project RattleCam started a livestream of a rattlesnake "mega den" in 2024, and now the stream is back for 2025 The hundreds of rattlesnakes in the den, located in Colorado ...

More: Colorado sports roughly 30 species of snakes, including 3 that are venomous On average, it is estimated about 200 rattlesnake bites occur in Colorado per year spring through mid-fall when ...

The exact location in Colorado is kept secret to discourage snake lovers – or haters – from messing with the snakes, Taylor said.The high-elevation Colorado rattlesnakes take refuge in the den ...