Lake Travis fire crews encounter rattlesnake while fighting brush fire

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — When brush fires break out, people usually think about structures being damaged but, in many cases, animals need to get away from the flames as well.
On Monday afternoon, firefighters with North Lake Travis Fire/Rescue had to deal with brush fires, rattlesnakes and raccoons. In the span of a couple of hours, the department was tackling three grass fires all in the same area off of Sierra Vista Drive. One of the fires escalated where it destroyed a shed and thr