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 ...