Traces the evolution and behavior of the more than eighty living species and subspecies of rattlesnakes, from East Coast timber rattlesnakes to California's desert dwelling sidewinders to South America's neotropical species.

Traces four years in the life of a female prairie rattlesnake from the day of her birth, when her mother is killed by an owl, until she is mature enough to mate and have her own babies.

A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from a rattlesnake's bite.

What would happen if a rattlesnake and a secretary bird met each other? What if they had a fight? Who do you think would win?

When six-year-old Sandra rides her horse, Chico, to see the newborn calf on her father's ranch, she encounters a rattlesnake and depends on Chico to get them back safely.