Crime & Safety
Rattlesnake Catchers Seeing More Business As Summer Days Warm Up
"You never get used to that sound," said McCloskey. "It is always very alarming."
NAPA — Warmer temperatures and more sunny days in the North Bay, means residents and hikers can expect to see, and hear more rattlesnakes along trails and their property, and that's good business for James McCloskey.
"The season is really starting ramp up," said McCloskey, a professional rattlesnake catcher. "Inspections are keeping me busy, probably three to four a week, and the calls for removal are starting to pick up too."
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On most days, you will find McCloskey armed with snake gaiters, and a couple of snake poles while he pokes around homes in Napa and Sonoma counties, looking and listening for rattlers.
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