Rattlers are everywhere in the west deserts of America, the most common in Utah is the Great Basin Rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that have a rattle on the end of their tails, whose rattling, hissing sound can strike fear in any- one who stumbles upon them. This snake can live anywhere; plain, mountain, desert, and even the city. They can be frightening but they want to be left alone as much as you do. The safest thing to do is knit them on the back of your mitten and leave the real ones where they are.