Rattlers (1976)

Description

A Mojave Desert community is struck with a series of deaths, all attributed to rattlesnake bites. A zoologist arrives in town to investigate the deaths and their snake connection, accompanied by a female photographer working on the story. What the two discover is the nest of rattlesnakes responsible for the attacks were exposed to an experimental nerve gas the U.S. Army buried in the desert years before and has made them aggressive and deadly. The two must race to warn the townspeople about the threat before the rattlesnakes wipe everyone out.