The California rattlesnake population is booming this summer.
this summer. As the state gets warmer, the rattlers find that they can get to more comfortable body temperatures, like their preferred range of a toasty 86 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
“A warmer climate may help these snakes heat up to temperatures that are more optimal for digestion or reproduction,” said Hayley Crowell, a University of Michigan student researcher, in a statement to SFGATE in May.Luckily, fatal snake bites are rare. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, between 7,000 and 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States annually. Five die on average.
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