NATURE’S CLICKBAIT FOR 3 MORE MONTHS: RATTLESNAKES BY THE HUNDREDS IN MEGA-DEN
Every once in a while, I hear about a livestream of something happening in the natural world that is pretty effective clickbait. Usually, it’s underwater, on a coastline, or involves already fat grizzly bears trying to get fatter. But this time, it’s something I never thought I’d be interested in watching: a mega-den filled with literally hundreds of rattlesnakes. Now like most of you, I have a pretty healthy fear of snakes. I can manage to hold one for a brief moment or two. But generally, I agree with Indiana Jones. And even more so when it involves a venomous species like the rattlesnake.
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THIS MEGA-DEN OF RATTLESNAKES IS SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN COLORADO
But this livestream proved to grab my attention. I mean, how often are you going to see hundreds of deadly snakes together that doesn’t involve a crazy movie scene? And even better (or worse, maybe), this is the real deal. I simply had no idea that rattlesnakes would gather together in what is literally called a mega-den in such staggering, slithery, scary circumstances. This mega-den of rattlesnakes is located in northern Colorado. It was set up by The California Polytechnic State University Bailey College of Science and Mathematics (Cal Poly). It’s pretty high-tech and is solar powered.
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FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE MONTHS, YOU CAN SAFELY WATCH HUNDREDS OF RATTLESNAKES FROM A DISTANCE
And perhaps even scarier, that high-tech solar-powered livestream camera system will be clickbait thru October! And it’s evidently been there since May already. But we don’t, and won’t, know the exact location of this mega-den of rattlesnakes to keep the animals safe. But the livestream is almost as good as being there in person. Even better, as you won’t need any anti-venom watching it on the screen. And maybe you can help with one of the two goals: “facilitating unbiased scientific discovery” and changing the public’s perception of rattlesnakes. The former seems achievable. But the latter a bit harder, at least for me.
To see for yourself, try either or both of these links: YouTube livestream or RattleCam.org.