Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Tracker: Science on the SPOT

Katie Colbert, a naturalist at the Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness, shares with us how she tracked dozens of Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes and what she learned about their movements and behaviors.

[@mattanderson1608]

I saw one while mountain biking in Santa Rosa, CA today. Scared the crap out of me. It was a baby, only had 3 stubs of rattle.

[@jeepgirl9592]

This lady is a frickin bad ass!

[@arnoldziffle9070]

we had so many on our ranch but i never heard or saw rattles, they looked exactly like these

[@rayfuller8517]

Not the ONLY rattlesnake in Northern California. There is also the Great Basin, Crotalus oreganus lutosus.

[@pskemster]

What a cool video! Stay safe,,

[@Mountainmonths]

this video is literally saving rattlesnake lives

[@KLARachelle]

I want to have her job.

[@irongoatrocky2343]

Educate don't eradicate! the Pacific Rattler is pretty laid back (non aggressive) for the most part they just want to be left alone, but like any wild animal they wont hesitate to attack if they feel they are endangered!

[@squamishfish]

In British Columbia Rattle Snakes are a protected species ,, It is the same species as this video the northern Pacific Rattle Snake and id known to be shy and non aggressive

[@hawkeyesfan123456]

I found 9 of these in one day behind my house while I was walking

[@dennisyoung4631]

Irate Snake!

[@tomquirin4231]

hi katie, i am from pa but i am a new sub for your channel n i am a friend of the snake n i am snake friends snake catchers in india n south africa , these guys are super cool n do a very dangerous job there , do the king snakes eat other snakes out there ? , my friends are > mirza md arif / naag lok from india n jason " the snake man " arnold from durban province south africa , only have email here , def. wanna talk more , thanks n talk soon . tom !

[@robertmoir5695]

I d like to see a badass lady get rattlesnakes jeepgirl 9592

[@andrewcross8244]

That’s big arrowhead country. Great place to dig. Just don’t get caught