Gilroy 35 Miles Over the Hill From Santa Cruz | A: bull snakes and rattlers cross breeding
> I have heard that this can happen and I think that it is
> hokey. IF it is true I want to know because I live in the
> high desert and we have both here and want to keep the bull
> snakes around but I kill every rattler that we run onto. I
> don't want to have to kill every snake that we see on our
> property. It is especially scarry because of our little
> kid.
>
No Bull Snakes do not cross breed with Rattle Snakes.
These myths pop up from time to time and I have even had people swear to me that they have seen Garter Snakes mating with Copperheads and rattlers but it is just a myth.
Now please do not kill any snake. They are all an important part of our eco structure.and are very valuable. Many people kill rattle snakes as well as many other species because they do not understand how that snake fits into the over all natural world and how important their contribution is.
Just so that you can be better informed about this species I will share a couple of pieces of information with you that you can research and prove to be true. 1. Only 5%% of all people bitten by Rattle Snakes die. 2. More people are injured every year by being hit by golf balls than are injured by rattle snakes.
Please just leave the snakes alone.
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I HATE SNAKES!!!!!!!!!
