***Update

The 2016 Spring riding season has riders on the look-out for snakes. Several riders have already encountered Rattlesnakes on Bautista Canyon road and in Simpson Park. Be careful when riding narrow single track routes, where you might not see the snake until you are right up on it.

I went for ride yesterday in Bautista Canyon and saw four snakes in an hour. One was a red Diamondback on the edge of the pavement. Another rider saw a rattlesnake near Lake and Stetson shortly before meeting up with me. I haven’t seen very many snakes the past two years so I’m guessing this will be a bad year, since there have already been so many sightings.