The Swiss national team published a post on Instagram in which it warns fans that the area outside the training center is off limits due to the massive presence of rattlesnakes
It’s all Eva’s fault. Since the day a snake convinced her to eat the forbidden apple in the Garden of Eden, the poor reptile has acquired a terrible reputation. Yet mosquitoes killed over a million people in 2025, while deaths from snake bites (or strangulations) did not exceed 100,000 (only three times as many as those caused by dogs). But don’t tell Switzerland that. There they are more used to dealing with cows. The Eringer breed, present en masse in Valais, has become a national symbol since its official recognition in 1884. Snakes, especially rattlesnakes, prefer to avoid them. However, it will not be easy for him to make it to the national team in the world training camp near San Diego, in an area known for being infested with rattlesnakerattlesnakes in fact.
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A post shared by the Swiss national football team in this regard has gone viral: it is a map of their training center in Carmel Valley, in the county north of San Diego, which contains an interesting warning for fans and players: the area around the training center is off limits due to the massive presence of reptiles. An image shared on the team’s Instagram account, showing the training center at the San Diego Jewish Academy, illustrates the goalie area, training field, locker rooms, gym and, in red, a “snake hazard zone” in the surrounding ravine and vegetation.
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In fact, California is seeing a surge in rattlesnake bites, with 3 deaths reported so far in 2026. As hiking season begins across the state, experts warn that rattlesnake encounters are also on the rise, and the danger appears to be greater than usual this year. More than Qatar, Canada and Bosnia, the Swiss’ opponents in the world group (the one where we should have been), the Swiss will therefore have to guard against the fangs of rattlesnakes.
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