Emily Taylor
@emilytaylorscience.com
Professor of Biology at Cal Poly SLO • Author • Snake rescuer • Founder of Central Coast Snake Services • Co-founder of Project RattleCam and Snake Week
Content warning: baby rattlesnake is eaten by a badger!
So far, we have only witnessed baby rattlesnakes being preyed upon, and always when there are no adults around. Adult rattlesnakes definitely get eaten by predators, but we just have not see that on the stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUc...
So far, we have only witnessed baby rattlesnakes being preyed upon, and always when there are no adults around. Adult rattlesnakes definitely get eaten by predators, but we just have not see that on the stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUc...
Badger eats baby rattlesnake!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Content warning: baby rattlesnake is eaten by a badger!
So far, we have only witnessed baby rattlesnakes being preyed upon, and always when there are no adults around. Adult rattlesnakes definitely get eaten by predators, but we just have not see that on the stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUc...
So far, we have only witnessed baby rattlesnakes being preyed upon, and always when there are no adults around. Adult rattlesnakes definitely get eaten by predators, but we just have not see that on the stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUc...
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?...
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?...
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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?...
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...
Meanwhile, enjoy this video of Pansy (RIP) with a beautiful damselfly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmT...
Damsel(fly) In Distress?
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
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...
Oh, and tell your student applicants, there are new formatting rules buried in the RFP. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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...
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...
Mosquitoes drinking rattlesnake blood!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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
This baby is out right now, cruising around behind vegetation.
RattleCam.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
This baby is out right now, cruising around behind vegetation.
RattleCam.org
Who are Rattlesnakes Afraid Of?
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVCi...
Spooky Spider Season!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVCi...
Tonight! act.gorgefriends.org/a/rattlesnakes
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Tonight! act.gorgefriends.org/a/rattlesnakes
Reposted by Emily Taylor
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
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Caught on the RattleCam: a most unexpected snake behavior
For a long time, scientists didn’t think snakes needed each other. New research proves that wrong.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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
🧪🐍
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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...
Direct order link: www.centralcoastsnakeservices.com/store/p46/Pr...
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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...
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...
Watch live at RattleCam.org.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GYm...
Fight! Fight! Fight! Two male rattlesnakes fight over a female
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...
Watch live at RattleCam.org.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GYm...
Achoo! youtube.com/watch?v=LKiH...
youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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.
Go to RattleCam.org and click Shop.
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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.
Go to RattleCam.org and click Shop.
Throwback to one of our faves from this summer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwN9...
Rattlesnake Live Birth Caught on Camera!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
Interspecies Snuggle
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tis the season for gartersnake-rattlesnake snuggles! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5mU...
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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...
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
Snow!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
Reposted by Emily Taylor
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/... 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/icb/... 🧪
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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/... 🧪
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.
Paleoanthropologist and science presenter Ella al-Shamahi describes how she came to accept evolutioon after, as a pious Muslim, learning about it in order to debunk it.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/10/14/a...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/10/14/a...
A Muslim creationist accepts evolution after hearing the evidence, but was forced to leave her world
Although people argue that you can’t bring creationists to accepting evolution simply by showing them thge facts, this Radiolab audio shows that that isn’t an inviolable truth. The pod…
whyevolutionistrue.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ca...
Marsha Marsha Marsha!
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A beautiful view on the snake livecam of a stunning resident black widow spider named Marsha
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ca...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ca...