THE RATTLESNAKE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE IN NEW MEXICO…AND YOU’RE NOW MORE LIKELY TO SEE ONE ALONG FOREST TRAILS. TOM WYANT WITH THE NEW MEXICO WILDLIFE CENTER IN ESPANOLA SAYS, WITH THE WARMER WEATHER, RATTLESNAKES ARE OUT LOOKING FOR FOOD AND WATER. BUT YOUR CHANCES OF BEING BITTEN BY ONE ARE PRETTY REMOTE AS LONG AS YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE.
WYANT SAYS RATTLESNAKES ARE THE MOST ACTIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING, AND AT NIGHT.
