Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

AND RESCUE. WELL, CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A STATE SNAKE. IT IS THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE. THE POPULATION OF THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 90% OVER THE LAST CENTURY. THERE IT IS. IT WAS ...

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for another decade, keeping the ban in place until April 2036. The fishery has ...

Several earthquakes, the largest measured at magnitude-3.1, were reported Thursday morning in Ventura County, the USGS says. The earthquakes were centered near Fillmore, about 25 miles northeast of ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Frazier Park animal sanctuary must pay more than $50,000 for housing exotic animal species without permits, ...

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - An “anomaly,” that’s how Florida Fish and Wildlife experts are describing this year’s red tide in the Panhandle. “Typically blooms start in Southwest Florida, and so ...