With the rains came more vegetation… with the vegetation comes more rodents… and that means more snakes. If you plan to go outdoors at all this spring (and summer or fall) please be aware of snakes. As it gets warmer, the reptiles come out to sun themselves. In fact, the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority has already had baby rattlers spotted in its preserve. Learn the do’s and don’t’s of the trail and how to handle wildlife encounters BEFORE you head out.

Read the San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.