Trail cameras monitoring a rattlesnake rookery in Colorado have captured footage showing several snakes slithering for cover in a hail storm, then emerging to drink from melting ice pellets. Project RattleCam shared the accompanying footage Tuesday, explaining: “There was a brief hail storm at the rookery yesterday. The snakes fled, then drank the melting ice.” […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Poway man is issuing a strong warning about rattlesnakes after his two dogs were recently bitten in the face. According to experts, they’ve been dealing with a high number of rattlesnake encounters over the past few months. Bodie and Buddy are happy and healthy today, but three weeks ago […]
As it warms up in North Carolina, many plants, animals and insects are waking up for the season. While N.C. residents begin enjoying outdoor activities again, it’s important to know what to look out for in nature in order to stay safe. One risk when enjoying the great outdoors is the potential for snake bites. […]
As the weather gets warmer, humans aren’t the only ones eager to bask in the sunshine. Rattlesnakes thrive in the spring and summer. Snakes are most active from April to October, according to the U.S. Forest Service, which only increases the likelihood you’ll run into one while out on a walk, hike or camping trip. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Six people were arrested in New York on Tuesday on charges of illegally importing goose and duck intestines from China, in some cases by hiding them under packaged rattlesnakes or mislabeling them as pet grooming products on customs forms, federal officials announced. The scheme, which also included illegal imports of duck […]
From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in February 2016. “You don’t need to worry about rattlesnakes in winter. They’re all hibernating,” we were told by the driver as we drove along the floor of a very deep canyon. We were on private property in Arizona and had to be escorted […]