Sneaking through the southwestern United States and Mexican deserts, the Mojave rattlesnake has a dreaded reputation as being one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Having the powerful ...

Venom from the eastern diamondbacks, along with additional venoms from western diamondbacks, cottonmouths and Mojave rattlesnakes, gives the antivenins the ability to treat most pit viper bites.

Today, the Rattlers will have that chance. Mojave takes on defending state champion Gorman at 8:15 p.m. at Cox Pavilion for the Class 5A title. Gorman won nine consecutive state titles through ...

Johnson also had the tough task of guarding Mojave guard CJ Shaw, the Rattlers’ leading scorer (21.7 points per game). Shaw got to the basket with 19 points, but Johnson, who was voted the 5A ...

Mojave has one of the city’s top players in UC Santa Barbara signee CJ Shaw, a senior guard who led the Rattlers to the second-tier state championship as a freshman and sophomore. Two years ago ...

The Mojave rattlesnake, found in the southwestern US and Mexico, is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It possesses powerful neurotoxic and hemotoxic venom. It primarily feeds on small ...