From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2015. One warm early summer evening I heard a huge racket outside in the driveway. From a second story deck I looked down and ...
A California king snake is turning heads with its heads. On March 26, the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Calif., announced that it had recently hatched a two-headed snake. "Announcing our two-headed ...
Snake bites are most common between April and October, and immediate medical attention is crucial if bitten. The survival rate of rattlesnake bites is high with proper treatment, but avoiding snakes ...
On the internet, “sneks” are also called “danger noodles,” “nope ropes” and “caution ramen” – admittedly hilarious names for creatures that are widely feared and poorly understood. But now is the time ...
In a famous scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," big-screen hero Indiana Jones says, "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?" Researchers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo ...
The majority of rattlesnake encounters. You do not get lucky and get that rattle warning. It does. It only take one quick bad decision to wind up in the hospital. Tyler Young's job is unlike most, I ...
Eyes open, Petaluma! ‘Nope ropes’ and ‘danger noodles’ (aka snakes) are out and about in summertime. But fear not - most are harmless. What to see: Native snakes including gopher snakes, king snakes, ...
Snake bites are most common between April and October, and immediate medical attention is crucial if bitten. The survival rate of rattlesnake bites is high with proper treatment, but avoiding snakes ...