Reptiles and Amphibians of California's Journal

With temperatures warming up, snakes of all sorts are out of hibernation and a Santa Clarita expert is offering tips to residents on how to stay safe this season.

https://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/animal-pets-wildlife/snakes-slither-into-santa-clarita-experts-offer-seasonal-safety-tips-280904

The population of the common raven is exploding across the American West, where it thrives on human refuse and roadkill.

As the large, strutting predators piggyback on the spread of human civilization, they are expanding into territories where they have never been seen in such large numbers. This expansion has come at the expense of several threatened species, including the desert tortoise, whose soft-shelled hatchlings and juveniles have been devoured by the birds.

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-coat-ravens-tortoises-oil-birds.amp