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Project Rattlecam | Explore the Secret LIves of Rattlesnakes | Rattlesnake Cam

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

Spooky season means winter is coming! Watch live now while you still can. www.RattleCam.org

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...

www.RattleCam.org

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

Adorable jumping spider bopping around on the snakes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RroO...

Jumping spider hopping around near (and on) rattlesnakes

Black widow spooks rattlesnakes

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

A clip from last year showing a rattlesnake apparently being spooked by a black widow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJo...
Watch live at RattleCam.org

Spider crawls over a rattlesnake

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

Spider crawls over a rattlesnake at night www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIn_...

Creepy Crawly Season has Arrived!

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

A recent clip of a garter snake crawling at night, and almost crawling into Natasha the black widow's web! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJX...

Creepy Crawly Season has Arrived!

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 2d

Spooky snake and spider season, at your service! 🐍 🕷️
Here is a thread of cool spider and snake interactions from the Project RattleCam livestream.

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 3d

Three cheers! The garter snakes are back!

Watch live at RattleCam.org.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBS...

Smooooooch!

Independent Babies on the Crawl!

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IUCN Snake Specialist Group @iucn-snake.bsky.social · 3d

There’s so much misinformation about snakes, especially w/ rattlesnakes. A new @ologies.bsky.social podcast featuring @emilytaylorscience.com sets the record straight! We think it’s a stellar combo of evidence-based info, comedy, and intrigue. Listen here www.alieward.com/ologies/crot...

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 5d

When there is chaos in your world, know that you can always come to us to find footage of baby snakes crawling around. Watch live at RattleCam.org... while you still can!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aegB...

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 6d

An amazing interaction between a curious rattlesnake and porcupine. If only we could all just be so calm.

"Don't want any problems, bro."

"Nope, me neither."

Watch live at RattleCam.org.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or9p...

Porcupine Investigation!

Project Rattlecam | Explore the Secret LIves of Rattlesnakes | Rattlesnake Cam

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 7d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
― Jane Goodall (1934-2025)

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 7d

Kudos to the awesome 3rd grade teacher who is showing her students the Project RattleCam snake livecams during class, and having the kids ask questions in the live chat. They asked how long rattlesnakes live, what they eat, if the babies and adults are different colors, and more. RattleCam.org

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...

RattleCam.org

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 7d

It's Fashion Week in Paris, and also at the Colorado snake den! In this clip, watch Clover (named in 2024) strut her stuff and show off her beautiful skin and rattle.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF4b...

Clover Shows Us What She's Working With!

Round and Round the Babies Ride!

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 9d

A quick PSA to all that the movie Weapons is very, very good and delightfully spooky. Highly recommend!

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 9d

A merry go round! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kaS...

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 11d

There is currently (Sat 8am MT) a porcupine bedded down outside the snake den. I wonder if he'll still be there when the snakes wake up and emerge.

Watch live at RattleCam.org (Colorado cam) to find out!

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 12d

Yes, I am in town! Message me.

Shake What Your Momma Gave Ya!

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 12d

Simultaneous cinnamon rolls.

Watch live at RattleCam.org.

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 13d

Shake What Your Momma Gave Ya!

Watch live at RattleCam.org.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ic...

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 14d

Wasn't it amazing!?

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 14d

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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 14d

It's so soothing to watch snakes slithering, especially sped up a bit! These snakes were on a mission, if only we knew what for!

It's getting cold at the den, with winter approaching quickly. The best time to watch is midday. Watch live at RattleCam.org.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRJZ...

Mystery Mission

Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 16d

Thor got his fat lip over a year ago when an ant latched on, causing swelling that hasn't diminished in all this time. Apparently it is still itchy, which is a problem when you don't have hands to scratch your itch. Rattlesnakes are problem-solvers, though!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKFx...

Thor Scratches an Itch