A family is seeking financial help after their 3-year-old daughter was bitten by a rattlesnake underneath an Amazon package that was delivered to their Santa Clarita home. Recently, Manuel and Lyn Barajas’ 3-year-old daughter was bitten by a rattlesnake that was underneath an Amazon Package delivered to their Santa Clarita home, according to a GoFundMe. “Lynn had told Addy about ...

A quick-thinking child helped prevent what could have been a dangerous situation after spotting a rattlesnake inside a preschool playhouse in Saugus last week. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday at CBS Preschool in Santa Clarita off Centre Pointe Parkway. Local rattlesnake wrangler Cary Quashen told KTLA that a child noticed the snake inside a play structure and immediately ...

A Santa Clarita field herpetologist sat down with KHTS to discuss the different snakes living amongst us in the Santa Clarita Valley, as well as insight into preventing possible bites. Several snakes call Santa Clarita home, including the king snake, gopher snake, and Crotalus helleri, commonly known as the Southern Pacific rattlesnake. While it has been rumored that the Mojave ...

Cool weather is finally here, but that also means rattlesnakes are among us. To help keep our pets safe, Dr. Jaimie Ronchetto at Cinema Veterinary Centre is recommending a vaccine that can save your pets from the deadly venom the snakes carry in their bite. This vaccine has the ability to allow you more time to be seen by a ...

California Poison Control System (CPCS) is reminding Santa Clarita residents of the dangers of rattlesnakes and providing information on how to stay safe around them, officials said Wednesday. Now that hot weather is here, rattlesnakes are more likely to be found on hiking trails and sunning in rural areas. Most rattlesnake bites occur between the months of April and October, ...

With temperatures warming up, snakes of all sorts are out of hibernation and a Santa Clarita expert is offering tips to residents on how to stay safe this season. Since snakes are cold-blooded, they cannot regulate the temperature of their bodies like humans, according to John Lauermann, a Santa Clarita herpetologist. With summer quickly approaching, snakes are taking advantage of ...

A professional dog trainer and rattlesnake expert stopped in Santa Clarita over the weekend with one goal in mind: to save dogs’ lives by teaching them to avoid the potentially fatal bite of a rattlesnake. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Gina Gables, owner of Ma & Paw Kennel Canine Training Services ...

A professional dog trainer and a rattlesnake expert are stopping in Santa Clarita this weekend for one day only to host a rattlesnake avoidance class for dogs. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Pet owners can sign up for individual training sessions set to be held at Hart Park on Saturday, which ...

In order to circumvent rattlesnake bites and bring awareness to this prevalent issue, Ma & Paw Kennel is expected to host rattle snake avoidance training for canines at William S. Hart Park on Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.