News of the day: A raccoon came through early this morning and ate the remains of Pansy, 6 days after she died. You can watch it starting at 6:06am at this link, and it goes on for over an hour. youtu.be/y5vKYomHL1o?...

The cold weather has arrived! Will we glimpse a snake again this season? Time will tell over the next week or so. Meanwhile, enjoy this video of Pansy (RIP) with a beautiful damselfly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmT...

Heads up, academic people. The #NSFGRFP letters of recommendation are due at 2pm Pacific time today! Oh, and tell your student applicants, there are new formatting rules buried in the RFP. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Throwback to summer squash piles of snakes! Their "armlessness" makes it impossible to swat mosquitoes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8A...

We can't believe it's November! Weather is rapidly cooling, and the Colorado cam will shut down for the winter in about two weeks. Watch now while you still can! This baby is out right now, cruising around behind vegetation. RattleCam.org

Oooooooh, SPOOKY!! 👻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IZh...

The biology department at Cal Poly is hiring multiple tenure-track positions, including animal physiology! Come work with me in paradise. jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite moments with SPIDERS caught on the livecam this year. 🕷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVCi...

Tonight! act.gorgefriends.org/a/rattlesnakes

My latest, for National Geographic! I talked to @emilytaylorscience.com and other researchers about surprisingly sociable snakes, the field and lab experiments unveiling their hidden lives, and why it's taken so long to notice how companiable some serpents can really be 🧪🐍

In the dead of winter, you can still gaze upon the snakes via your 2026 Project RattleCam calendar! We are in the final few days of offering free shipping (that's $7 off!) using code Thor. Direct order link: www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/store/p46/Pr...

Throwback to a big fight we got to witness on the Calif cam this year. Male rattlesnakes fight to bully each other away from potential mates, and it is a thing to behold! Watch live at RattleCam.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GYm...

Achoo! youtube.com/watch?v=LKiH...

September is quite possibly my favorite month in the 2026 calendar! Order yours now! Only a few days left for free shipping with code Thor. Go to RattleCam.org and click Shop.

Throwback to one of our faves from this summer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwN9...

Tis the season for gartersnake-rattlesnake snuggles! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5mU...

Save $7 on your 2026 calendar pre-order now with code Thor! Go to Rattlecam.org and click Shop

This weekend my students and I will be at the SLO Reptile Expo, slinging native snakes (okay, just lovingly showing them off) and fundraising with cool stickers and other merch. We hope to see you there! www.centralvalleyreptileexpo.com/san-luis-obi...

The first snow at the Colorado site means snake season is almost over! Watch til the end though, to see who braves the weather. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5deX...

WOW! Our survey of scientists who stopped using Twitter and started using Bluesky is now the #1 most-shared on social media article in the history of the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology! Thanks for reading it, everyone! @sicbjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/icb/... 🧪

I ADORED this podcast, in which Ella al-Shamahi tells the story of how she started out as a Muslim missionary, went to college to study evolution in the hopes of dismantling its major tenets, and instead experienced a conversion of her views and became an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist.

A beautiful view on the snake livecam of a stunning resident black widow spider named Marsha www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ca...

Cal Poly is hiring! We are looking for multiple tenure-track colleagues, including animal physiology, cell biology, and microbiology! Please spread the word. Links in thread. bio.calpoly.edu

The rattlesnake-gartersnake interactions at the den are endlessly fascinating! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kea3...

Watch this with sound on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAfX...

Who just wants to bask in the sun like a snake? 🙋 Watch live at RattleCam.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTMO...

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

Three cheers! The garter snakes are back! Watch live at RattleCam.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBS...

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...

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...

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...

“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)

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

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

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...

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

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

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!

Simultaneous cinnamon rolls. Watch live at RattleCam.org.

Shake What Your Momma Gave Ya! Watch live at RattleCam.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ic...

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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...

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...

If you're curious about the alleged link between acetaminophen and autism, here is some tl/dr info: Confounding variables appear to be responsible for the link between taking acetaminophen during pregnancy and the child developing autism. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A rattlesnake pups gets itself into a squeeze Watch lots of snakes, live at RattleCam.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfch...

Did you know Rattlesnakes care for their young? Now you do!

Thirsty baby rattlesnakes drinking rainwater at night! Watch live at RattleCam.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAvT...

Big news: rain is expected at the California cam site tomorrow for the first time since April! Tune in at RattleCam.org to see if we get to watch slurping snake-pancakes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SAQ...