James Calvin “Kid” Nichols was a champion wrestler who was befriended by Buffalo Bill Cody, did boxing exhibitions with ...

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

When an 18-year-old Joe Meek arrived in the wilderness of Wyoming in 1829, the greenhorn had to toughen up fast to survive ...

The American West is full of towns that serve as gateways into the natural world. Launching points, if you will, that sit on ...

From rattlesnakes to cottonmouths, venomous snakes remain a backyard reality across much of the U.S. Here are the most common ...