That’s our code for danger. Bob and I hike a lot together, and she frequently rejoices on the trail, like when she sees a butterfly, a lizard or a neat plant. And it always scares me. I hear her and ...

Hiking exuberantly up familiar Rattlesnake Canyon Trail in early September’s splendid heat, I realized how fortunate we are to live in Santa Barbara and yet have easy access to near-wilderness canyon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker is dead after he was bitten on the hand while picking up a rattlesnake on a trail at the Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy ...

GRUETLI-LAAGER, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A hiker in Tennessee died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake on a trail last week. According to the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency, medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker in Alabama’s Oak Mountain State Park was stopped in his tracks recently by a plump rattlesnake that temporarily blocked ...

We’ve learned more about the Rattlesnake Canyon “bench” issue after a June 25 email from Jazmin LeBlanc, assistant director for Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation. The since-removed bench I photographed ...

Many hiking routes in the Tucson area have names that make you want to head right out there: Sunset Trail, Sweetwater Trail, Butterfly Trail. Then there's the other side of the coin: the Rattlesnake ...