JOHNSTON – A deep, canyon-like fissure in the cliffs once crawled with timber rattlers, according to legend, and gave the rocky woodlands its name: Snake Den. Despite the stories, nobody I know ...

After a sweltering summer of walks on mostly short, flat paths, I decided it was time for a more rigorous hike, and I found one at Snake Den State Park, a 774-acre preserve of old farmland, woods ...

Snake safety tips from Mount Diablo State Park: None of the snakes in the park want to eat you. They just want to be left alone to go about their business.

After a sweltering summer of walks on mostly short, flat paths, I decided it was time for a more rigorous hike, and I found one at Snake Den State Park, a 774-acre preserve of old farmland, woods ...

JOHNSTON – A deep, canyon-like fissure in the cliffs once crawled with timber rattlers, according to legend, and gave the rocky woodlands its name: Snake Den. Despite the stories, nobody I know ...

JOHNSTON – A deep, canyon-like fissure in the cliffs once crawled with timber rattlers, according to legend, and gave the rocky woodlands its name: Snake Den. Despite the stories, nobody I know ...