Montecito Trail Rescues Put Rattlesnake Safety in Focus

Montecito Trail Rescues Put Rattlesnake Safety in Focus

Recent snake-bite rescues on Montecito trails have renewed attention to rattlesnake safety in Santa Barbara County. Emergency personnel rescued two injured people off local trails in April, including someone with a confirmed rattlesnake bite on the Buena Vista Trail and a suspected bite on the Cold Springs Trail, based on the patient’s symptoms. Montecito Fire Protection District officials said that both victims were trail runners who did not se…