You’re stepping onto the patio with a cup of coffee when – freeze – there’s a snake in the grass. Your heart spikes. Your brain races. Is it dangerous? Most snakes you’ll ever see are harmless ...

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 ...

As summer heats up in California, rattlesnakes become more active - slithering onto sun-toasted trails and sneaking into water sources. If you're not careful, the venomous snakes can strike, according ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...