It’s a hiss-toric time for the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), as this wetland-dwelling reptile just became California ...

California is home to 50 different species of snakes — including seven species of rattlesnakes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If that makes your skin crawl, you’re not ...

A kindergartener remains hospitalized after being bit by a rattlesnake last Friday. The bite, which happened at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, came from a Colorado Desert sidewinder.

Rattlesnake encounters are rare, but spring is that time of year when hikers, runners and dog walkers are more likely to encounter one in Southern California. Warmer and dry weather means more people ...

The big berry manzanita is a poignant reminder of resilience amid California’s extreme weather cycles. The native shrub is ...

For this humble brown reptile to rebound as successfully as other endangered species, conservation history shows that it will take combined efforts from the state, zoo and wildlife refuges, and ...

California is home to 50 different species of snakes - including seven species of rattlesnakes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If that makes your skin crawl, you're not ...