A rare and endangered rattlesnake has been seen in Ohio. An eastern massasauga rattlesnake was caught during the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s annual snake survey last month by Huron County Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources stated in a Facebook post. Here’s what to know about the snake and its […]
A bobcat was caught on camera trying to grab a quick rattlesnake snack at Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona. The national park posted the epic video, which shows the big cat batting at a rattlesnake that is striking from under a bush, on Monday on Facebook. As the video ends, the creatures disappear into […]
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Summer is finally here, but people are not the only ones enjoying the warm weather–it’s rattlesnake season and they too are bathing in the sunlight. The Pikes Peak Region is home to rattlesnakes, and a few have already been spotted in several of our parks. Ute Valley Park on the west side […]
A police officer was stunned to discover a rattlesnake while searching a car for drugs, with the shocking incident caught on his bodycam. Footage released by the Wheat Ridge Police Department in Colorado shows the officer opening a bin in the backseat to discover the snake hissing and rattling at him. “Yo, you got a […]
A Southern California truck driver received an unexpected package with a live rattlesnake inside, leading him to believe it was attempted murder. The man called 911 after he picked up a package at the Twentynine Palms post office and made the discovery last week, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office Department told USA TODAY on […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — What appears to be a large eastern diamondback rattlesnake was removed from a walkway along the Dunedin Causeway after a couple saw the lengthy reptile slithering near the grass. Elayne and Andrew Crawford spotted the rattlesnake Monday evening. “If you walked the causeway today, you got lucky. BIG rattlesnake just hanging […]
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — As the weather warms, it’s a Colorado tradition to get outside with your dog and enjoy nature. But for a couple in Aurora, a nice day outside was turned upside down in an instant. Nicholas Cooper and his wife Rachel were walking in an open space near Olympic Park. It was […]
Time could be running out for Florida and Manatee County officials to conserve some of the last unspoiled wetlands in Tampa Bay. Rattlesnake Key’s 671 acres of mangrove swamps and flatwoods are a haven for fish, manatees, birds, anglers and boaters on Tampa and Terra Ceia bays, just south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Now […]
We recently reported that rattlesnake season is here, prompting hikers in western states to be extra vigilant on the trail, however a California woman found herself struck by a rattler on the trail just yesterday. According to reporting by NBC Los Angeles, the 66-year-old woman was hiking on the Hidden Valley Trail near Murrieta in […]
Brooke Howard spotted the rattlesnake while fishing on Caney Creek in Texas A Texas science teacher accidentally caught video of herself and a friend getting the scare of a lifetime! Brooke Howard, a fifth-grade science teacher, was fishing on Caney Creek near Sargent, Texas, with a friend over the weekend of April 13 and 14 […]
A 3-year-old was walking ahead of his grandpa on an Arizona trail when he was bitten by a rattlesnake, fire officials said. Rescuers responded to the incident at 10:58 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, on the Granite Mountain trail, the Scottsdale Fire Department said in a news release. As firefighters responded to the area, the […]
March 8 (UPI) — A campus police officer at Texas A&M University-San Antonio was called into action when a venomous rattlesnake was spotted between two buildings on a main walkway. The University Police Department said Officer Daniel Stoddard responded to a report of a snake on the walkway between the school’s Science and Technology Building […]