

Regal, reclusive and recoiling reptiles at Idyllwild Nature Center
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All eyes are on a live Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, a native to this mountain, held by William K. Hayes, Loma Linda University’s foremost snake authority, during the Idyllwild Nature Center’s program titled “Roam the Realm of the Regal, Reclusive, Recoiling Reptiles” in which Hayes brought out more than half dozen live reptiles, including a Gila Monster, on Sunday, Sept. 4. Photo: Cid Castillo


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