BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It was an amazing sight — crawdads coming out of the Kern River bed and venturing into parking lots and streets along the Truxtun Extension.
The mini-migration, if you will, was due to the heavy rainfall we’ve been seeing. But are these animals native to Bakersfield, and what made them come out of hiding?
Crawdads, or Crayfish, were seen all around Bakersfield on Monday. According to one resident, they’ve been here for decades.
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“So back in the ’70s when I was a kid, I was probably about 7, 6-7 years old. I would go to Hart Park and catch all these crawdads and make some scampi out of it,” said Chris Torrez, who grew up in Bakersfield…