SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — April marks the start of when rattlesnakes come out to play in Southern California, according to San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Rattlesnakes can be seen year-round in ...

An adult male red diamond rattlesnake at San Timoteo Canyon in Riverside County. Discerning what makes rattlesnakes tick is a life’s work for researchers like William Hayes. So if he wants to ...

San Diego researchers are using new technology to study snakes in ways previously impossible. KPBS North County Reporter Alexander Nguyen says they’re among the first to use them on snakes. On a ...

I was leading a group of nature photographers on a desert wildflower trip and had warned them in advance to loudly shout “snake” if they happened to encounter one while tramping around in the brush.