Study looks at genetic differences in threatened western rattlesnake in B.C.

When a threatened western rattlesnake shows up on your back door step in semi-arid B.C., the last thing on your mind is the unique genetics of the creature. But new research is underway looking into the DNA of isolated pockets of rattlesnakes in the south-central region of the province, and the findings could lead to special conservation management decisions.
“It’s quite an adventure,” said Danielle Schmidt, a master’s student at the Okanagan campus of the University of B