Professor of Biology at Cal Poly SLO • Author • Snake rescuer • Founder of Central Coast Snake Services • Co-founder of Project RattleCam and Snake Week
Emily Taylor
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These snakes will be slaughtered this weekend at the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup in Texas while people watch with glee.
If it was any other animal, people wouldn't stand for it. It is barbaric and backwards. 2/3
Right now, thousands of terrified rattlesnakes sit in large drums and boxes in people's garages and in warehouses, piled high and deep, some of them squashed, having been ripped from their winter dens, sometimes after people infused them with gasoline to drive them out. 1/3
But things are changing. That starts with articles like this one in the Texas Observer magazine. Bravo to Asher Elbein for his thoughtful prose and for Clint Guadiana for taking the time to work with this journalist. 3/3 www.texasobserver.org/consider-the...
I'm giving a presentation on CALIFORNIA AMPHIBIANS on Friday night at 7pm PST at the Sedgwick Reserve in Santa Ynez, or you can watch the webinar live- info on how to register ahead of time is below.
syvnature.org/californias-...
Congratulations to Owen Bachhuber for winning first place in the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2026 Student E-Poster Competition, Science in Society category!
WEBINAR TONIGHT on California Amphibians!
7pm PST
Pre-register here: syvnature.org/californias-...
Photo of California Tiger Salamander by Spencer Riffle
Who wore it better??
Congratulations, Alysa Liu!
I'm heading to LA this weekend to talk HERPS!
On Sat at 10am I will be doing a kid-friendly reptile talk and event with Paisley Ramstead at the Rancho Mirage library as part of Desert Wildlife Center Presents SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
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On Sat at 6pm I am speaking at the Southwestern Herpetologists Society meeting at the Deukmejian Wilderness Ranch House at 3429 Markridge Rd in Glendale.
For the love of herps, please share with folks in the area!
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Did you know that the California cam started in 2021? Here's some footage of Drogon the male greeting two pregnant females, including Petunia, who we saw again (and pregnant again) in 2023 and 2025. www.Rattlecam.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibB9...
