Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor

Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor

Fangs. Rattles. Misconceptions. Crawl out from under your rock for the angelic rattle of one of the world’s most maligned, misunderstood, gorgeous, mysterious, efficient creatures. Herpetology professor, rattlesnake scientist and thus, Crotalologist Dr. Emily Taylor discusses why rattlesnakes deserve our love, the parenthood strategies of rattlers, how to avoid getting bitten, dog rattlesnake training, rattlers’ relationships with squirrels, antivenom, vaccines, mattress trivia, mood snakes and who gets bitten the most. Hint: it’s not hikers.

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Buy Dr. Taylor’s book, California Snakes and How to Find Them, on Bookshop.org or Amazon

Her latest book, California Lizards and How to Find Them, is also available on Bookshop.org and Amazon

A donation went to The Rattlesnake Conservancy

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