This week, a California woman suffered a rattlesnake bite while hiking. Here's what you need to know to stay safe.

In California, rattlesnakes bite about 800 people in a typical year; approximately two are fatal in a year. The threat ...

Compared to rattlesnakes on the California mainland ... This Mean Isolated Snake Populations Are More Dangerous? While venomous snakes can pose a danger, they overwhelmingly prefer to avoid ...

according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Rattlesnakes can be recognized by the distinct sound their rattles make. The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide ...

my second favorite local species is the elusive black and white striped California king snake. This is the only species that preys on rattlesnakes so they're doubly valuable. Having lots of them ...

This beautiful red racer is just one of the many slender-head non-venomous snakes native ... is the elusive black and white striped California king snake. This is the only species that preys ...

Seven different types live in California (listed in the chart to the right) and two of these species consist of more than one subspecies. Occurring worldwide, this family of dangerously venomous ...

In California, rattlesnakes bite about 800 ... Occurring worldwide, this family of dangerously venomous snakes includes about 290 species. Seventeen of the 19 venomous snakes in the United States ...