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Rattlesnakes
Lake Country woman rattled by slithering visitor
LAKE COUNTRY – Stacey McKee’s dogs were barking like crazy yesterday morning, and she’d had…
Rattlesnake bite prompts warning from Kamloops dog owner
KAMLOOPS – What started off as just a regular trip to a local park for…
What you need to know about the northern Pacific rattlesnake in B.C’s Interior
It’s snake season in B.C's interior and to prepare yourself for an encounter with a…
With spring and melting snow tick season arrives, but don’t panic
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As spring begins to show up, so do ticks, snakes and bear encounters.…
Rattlesnakes out early this spring in Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – Rattlesnakes are out a early in the Thompson-Okanagan this year thanks to the…
Numerous snake scares in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Snake encounters have shaken up a number of Okanagan residents in the last few days — including one in an apartment building — and a wildlife control expert says in many cases, it has to do with the weather. Pete Wise runs a wildlife control service based in Vernon and says he’s had...
Watch out for rattlesnakes; they’re out early in the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Sunny weather has gotten many of us out from beneath our rocks looking for some rays, and we’re not the only ones in the animal world. Warm temperatures have brought rattlesnakes out earlier than normal in the Thompson-Okanagan, according to WildSafe B.C. spokesperson Frank Ritcey. “With the warm weather, the snakes will be...