Presented by Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Worried about encountering a rattlesnake in your yard? Interested in learning more about these feared but fascinating animals? Then this program is for you! Mike Cardwell will summarize what he and his colleagues have learned about rattlesnake behavior and life history, as well as how to safely and reliably identify rattlesnakes, avoid their bites, and provide correct care for someone who is bitten. He will include tips on how to make your yard unattractive for rattlesnakes while busting several common myths about rattlers.
Mike Cardwell is a wildlife biologist and former volunteer at Effie Yeaw Nature Center who has been studying, writing, lecturing, and consulting about venomous animals for most of his life. He has authored, edited, and peer-reviewed for a variety of scientific and medical journals and books. Among his many accomplishments are serving on the expert panel that updated the medical treatment guidelines for North American snakebites, earning a graduate degree with a thesis on rattlesnake behavior during drought, and conducting multiple radio telemetry studies of wild rattlesnakes over the past two decades – including one at Effie Yeaw Nature Center (see www.EYNCRattlesnakes.com). Mike is an adjunct researcher with San Diego State University as well as a member of the North American Society of Toxinology and the Wilderness Medical Society, among others.