A Texas landowner recently came across a gray and black rattlesnake curled up on a tree and quickly realized there’s “something a little different” about it, according to wildlife officials ...

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

Plans for the “World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup” this weekend in the Texas town of Sweetwater are full-scale ahead, with snakes set to be skinned and others “milked” of their venom.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.

A rarely seen species of snake, an ornate black-tailed rattlesnake, was spotted in Texas, photos show. ... their territory like an arm reaching from El Paso to central Texas, a map shows.