Ramapo Police Warn Residents To Watch Out For Rattlesnakes
TOWN OF RAMAPO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Ramapo residents, beware of rattlesnakes.
Police said they responded to reports of timber rattlesnakes in Ladentown and Sloatsburg.
WHATS THAT NOISE? RPD responded to 2 separate calls for the report of Timber Rattlesnakes. The first call was to a...
Posted by Town of Ramapo Police Department on Sunday, June 24, 2018
One was basking in the sun by a resident's pool, and the other was found on the front walkway of a home.
Police said both snakes were relocated to a "more suitable, less populated area."
Timber rattlesnakes are the largest venomous snake in the state, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. For more information, click here.
As CBS2's Clarke Fouraker reported, signs were also seen in Harriman State Park in New York warning walkers of the timber rattlesnakes. State experts say that timber rattlesnakes are a protected species in New York state.