Emily Taylor
@emilytaylorscience.com
Professor of Biology at Cal Poly SLO • Author • Snake rescuer • Founder of Central Coast Snake Services • Co-founder of Project RattleCam and Snake Week
The first rainstorm of the summer arrived at the Colorado rattlesnake den last night, and the snakes came out to drink their fill. Watch to the end for amazing close-up live-streamed footage of a snake drinking rainwater off her back. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Ty...
Have you seen rattlesnakes drinking rain before?
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
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World Snake Day is this Thursday! You are invited to "attend" an online symposium with presentations about snakes from around the world, courtesy of @savethesnakes.org. I will be giving a presentation about Project RattleCam (around 8am Pacific time).
Contest alert! Guess the date of the first rattlesnake babies for a chance to win a Snakes Have Families, Too T-shirt. Submit your guess at forms.gle/bKPoScxmiWNJ... by Aug 9, 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GpW...
Emily Taylor@emilytaylorscience.com · last mo.Friends- if you haven't checked in on your snake family this year, why not now? Check out RattleCam.org for LIVE VIEWS of three rattlesnake dens, in California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. The best times to watch is usually late morning. Here is one clip per cam...
Friends- if you haven't checked in on your snake family this year, why not now? Check out RattleCam.org for LIVE VIEWS of three rattlesnake dens, in California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. The best times to watch is usually late morning. Here is one clip per cam...
Project Rattlecam | Explore the Secret LIves of Rattlesnakes | Rattlesnake Cam
Join the collaboration between Project Rattlecam, Cal Poly, and Central Coast Snake Services to study and raise awareness about the importance of rattlesnakes in the ecosystem. Discover our mission...
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32 years since the US last hosted the cup, I am no longer in the stands cheering on our boys and would rather watch at home with the dogs. Some other things have changed, too... 😂 GO USA! I BELIEVE!
Right now, thousands of terrified rattlesnakes sit in large drums and boxes in people's garages and in warehouses, piled high and deep, some of them squashed, having been ripped from their winter dens, sometimes after people infused them with gasoline to drive them out. 1/3
I'm heading to LA this weekend to talk HERPS! On Sat at 10am I will be doing a kid-friendly reptile talk and event with Paisley Ramstead at the Rancho Mirage library as part of Desert Wildlife Center Presents SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival. 1/2
WEBINAR TONIGHT on California Amphibians! 7pm PST Pre-register here: syvnature.org/californias-... Photo of California Tiger Salamander by Spencer Riffle
I'm giving a presentation on CALIFORNIA AMPHIBIANS on Friday night at 7pm PST at the Sedgwick Reserve in Santa Ynez, or you can watch the webinar live- info on how to register ahead of time is below. syvnature.org/californias-...
Congratulations to Owen Bachhuber for winning first place in the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2026 Student E-Poster Competition, Science in Society category!
Did you know that the California cam started in 2021? Here's some footage of Drogon the male greeting two pregnant females, including Petunia, who we saw again (and pregnant again) in 2023 and 2025. www.Rattlecam.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibB9...
Big male rattlesnake greets two pregnant females
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
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Tonight at 6:30pm in Santa Barbara! Science Pub: California’s Amphibian Waterpark www.sbnature.org/visit/calend...
Science Pub: California’s Amphibian Waterpark | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
SB Museum features exhibit halls focusing on regional natural history (birds, insects, mammals, marine life, paleontology), Native Americans, and antique natural history art. In addition there is a li...
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Today is my book birthday! This book on California amphibians was utter joy to work on from start to finish. I hope it is half as much fun to read as it was to write. Tonight I have my Amphibian Book Launch Party at a local brewery www.facebook.com/events/16251... ...
Great coverage in the Denver Gazette! www.denvergazette.com/2026/01/30/l...
Livestreaming camera reveals secret lives of rattlesnakes in Colorado
The rattlesnakes are hibernating now, spending the winter beneath the surface of a rock outcrop in Colorado where a camera has been posted. The camera has recorded a livestream online ー revealing the ...
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How fun will this workshop be?! Paint your own 3D native California salamander or rattlesnake Sat, Feb 7 at 10:30am at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History www.pgmuseum.org/upcoming-eve...
Mini Animal Painting Party with Reef Renders! — Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Join us for a fun session with artist Nicholas Ta of Reef Renders painting miniature animals printed by the talented Hannah Caisse ! Participants will learn how to decorate and paint their model, l...
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My new book comes out a week from today, and I'm celebrating with a book launch event at Humdinger Brewing in SLO! I hope to see you locals there. Feb 3 at 6pm. www.facebook.com/events/16251...
Throwback to our first introduction to Thor, looking not too happy to get his lips pierced.. by an ant. Thor's lip never completely lost the swelling from this bite, making him easy to identify among piles of other snakes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBU4...
Rattlesnake with ant "lip ring"
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
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Found some gems in Powell’s Bookstore during SICB in Portland!! @emilytaylorscience.com @powells.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
One of my favorites from my forthcoming book 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 - a series of images over several weeks showing a Wandering Salamander mama attending her eggs, and eventually, salamanderlings. ❤ Get your signed book here: www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/shop.html
Happy 2026 to all. I thought you might enjoy this 1997 photo of me handling my very first rattlesnake, a Prairie Rattlesnake! I much prefer to gaze at them live on the rattlecam. Wishing all of us a very snakey 2026, Emily Taylor Project RattleCam (RattleCam.org) co-founder
I am excited to share my new book, California Amphibians and How To Find Them, hot off the press from Heyday Books and ready to help guide your wet winter frog and salamander adventures! It is available now from my website or Feb 3 at bookstores. www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/shop.html
Took this photo of this gorgeous Southern Pacifc Rattlesnake in the Marina back in March through binoculars. Not an easy thing to do. It was so sureal seeing this creature in the flesh, I was just in aww. When I heard there was a rattler from a cowork, I went running to it @emilytaylorscience.com
Funded Master's position in Rattlesnake Biology at Cal Poly SLO jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... Please share!
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 I am recruiting a postdoc to join the lab in summer/fall 2026! This is a fully funded, 2-year position. Please share with your networks! Application details: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55... Photo is of a rattlesnake I found on campus today (in Dec!)...
My lizard book was featured this weekend in the New York Times! If you want a signed copy and a freebie, read on...
