May 26, 2011SNAKE BITE AT PINNACLES – 05/25/11 16:41 S.S. Local News by Susan Simon A FEMALE VOLUNTEER, WORKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A SALINAS HOSPITAL TODAY. THAT AFTER SHE WAS BITTEN ON THE HAND BY A WESTERN RATTLESNAKE, WHILE PULLING NON-NATIVE VEGETATION IN THE JAWBONE CANYON AREA.