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Rattlesnake sightings are on the rise. Here's what to do if you spot one
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Rattlesnake season is upon us here in San Diego County, and like clockwork, social media pages are filling up with sightings of the slithering critters. In our area, rattlesnakes are most active during the spring and summertime, and they'll typically mate in the fall.
“See there’s that rattle, oh, he gave a little thrash. So that’s the infamous sound," said rattlesnake wrangler Alexander Anthony Trejo with SoCal Rattlesnake Removal, as he held up a one to two-year-old rattler he removed from a customer's home.
“These guys are a highly venomous pit viper. The pit viper means they have heat-seeking pits on the front of their face, so all that means is they’re able to detect a prey and strike lightning fast.”
CBS 8 tagged along for one of Trejo's house calls Wednesday to a home in Alpine.
FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/rattlesnake-sightings-rise-across-san-diego-county/509-54302c57-4ea6-478b-9915-9f2a514f694c