Overview

• A Walnut Creek resident called 911 on August 2 after discovering a rattlesnake hidden in a kitchen cabinet late at night.
• Officer Brandon Lengkeek used a golf club to guide the snake into a cooking pot before releasing it safely back into the wild.
• On August 7 the Walnut Creek Police Department published the 911 dispatch audio and officer body-camera footage from the incident.
• Contra Costa County animal services warn that rattlesnakes are most active at dawn, dusk and during nighttime hours in warm weather.
• The shared footage highlights growing police transparency and evolving tactics for handling noncriminal wildlife emergencies.