© 2026 Public Radio Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 631-2577

A listener-supported service of The University of Tulsa

classical 88.7 | public radio 89.5

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Why rattlesnake bites are on the rise in California

NPR | By Henry Larson,

Tinbete Ermyas, Mia Venkat, Fiona Geiran

Published April 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM CDT

California sees maybe one fatal rattlesnake bite a year. So far this year, there've been three.

Henry Larson

Tinbete Ermyas

Mia Venkat

Fiona Geiran