Learn to Draw: Western Rattlesnakes
Webinar
Learn to Draw: Western Rattlesnakes
November 2025
Join us for our spookiest Learn to Draw of the school year! For this webinar, we talked about the only true venomous snake species in British Columbia: the western rattlesnake.
Scientific Illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi will walk us through a detailed drawing of these snakes, while talking a bit about the importance of this species to their ecosystems.
Explore resources from the webinar
- Send your artwork to your local representative to help care for at-risk ecosystems. You can find your local representative here.
- Call for a provincial law that prioritizes biodiversity and ecosystem health. You can send a letter using our letter-writing tool.
- Learn how to say “sandpiper” in the language of the Indigenous community on whose territory you live. Visit FirstVoices.com to find words, songs and stories from different First Nations.
- Learn more about our education program.
Did You Know?
B.C. is the most biodiverse province in Canada but doesn’t have a provincial law to protect endangered species or their habitats. Let’s change that.
Meet the Speakers
Dr. Julius Csotonyi
Dr. Julius Csotonyi is a scientific illustrator and natural history fine artist. He has a scientific background in ecology (MSc) and microbiology (PhD) which has taken him to study sensitive ecosystems, from sand dunes in the Rocky Mountain parks to hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
These experiences have fuelled a strong resolve to work toward preserving the earth’s biota. Painting biological subjects is one means that he uses to both enhance public awareness of biological diversity and to motivate concern for its welfare.
He paints murals and panels that have appeared in numerous museums (e.g. the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), press release images for scientific publications, books, stamp sets (e.g. the 2018 “Sharks of Canada” set for Canada Post), and coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work is viewable on his online gallery, http://csotonyi.com
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Photo Credits: Mya Van Woudenberg.