A Western Rattlesnake rests in a rock pile in a yard. It was relocated to a safer area.(Central Coast Snake Services) The recent warm weather is bringing
Central Coast Snake Services owner and Cal Poly biology professor Emily Taylor said because of the cold spring, the rattlesnake population boom has been late to start.
Recent flooding sent many Central Coast residents away from their homes, and animals face the same dilemma. The Central Coast Snake Services has received several calls of displaced rattlesnakes.