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KTLA: 6th rattlesnake bite reported in Ventura County in less than a month

"...A sixth rattlesnake bite in less than a month, including one that was deadly, was reported in Ventura County over the weekend.

The victim, described only as a male, was bitten near CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo around 4 p.m. Sunday but was not on campus property, Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andrew Dowd told KTLA...."

https://ktla.com/news/ventura-county/ventura-county-rattlesnake-bite-sixth-reported/

#rattlesnakes #VenturaCounty #hiking

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Megan Lynch (she/her)

@ai6yr I'm reminded of how scientists were trying to communicate about how wide-ranging the effects of climate change would be. It takes a lot of interdisciplinary work for people to think through all the things that will change with a rise in global average temperature, but I'm willing to bet this was one that scientists in CA predicted would change...