{"id":1416,"date":"2025-02-27T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2025-03-04T19:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T02:17:23","slug":"snakes-of-phoenix-snake-id-info-for-everyone-from-hikers-to-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeblog\/uncategorized\/snakes-of-phoenix-snake-id-info-for-everyone-from-hikers-to-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakes of Phoenix \u2013 Snake ID & Info For Everyone From Hikers to Homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This guide is a Phoenix metro resident\u2019s go-to for identifying snakes in everyday places: your backyard, a trail, or even indoors. It gets right to the point: What is it? Is it dangerous? What should be done \u2026 or can I just ignore it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t your average field guide, drawing on data from thousands of snake relocations over more than 20 years, encounters from homeowners and hikers, and researchers’ first-hand observations. We’ve tailored the information to reflect real-life comments and questions from people just like you, focusing on situations and species that are most relevant to everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, we discuss Shovelnosed Snakes and Coralsnakes side-by-side, not because of scientific classification, but because it’s a practical pairwise comparison. Similarly, the rarely-seen Glossysnake is reserved for latter pages, despite its resemblance to the more commonly seen Sonoran Gophersnake. We don’t list the world record size; we give the biggest that people may actually see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some illustrations are adjusted to highlight key identification features, making it easier to identify an animal without counting scales or getting too close. This guide is designed to be a practical, easy-to-use tool for all who may encounter snakes, regardless of whether they like them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each species and topic includes a QR code to go to more information, which will continue to expand over time. The goal: someone may see an unknown snake on a path and just want to know what it is, but has access down the rabbit hole to depth of information on its natural history, photographs, videos, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snakes are arranged in the book in order based on appearance and likelihood to encounter<\/em>, visual similarity, and other observer-oriented factors, rather than taxonomic similarity.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to get it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The best part: we are distributing it for free. As these cost more to print than a simple flyer, our plan is to offer it to the community as a self-sustaining resource. Here’s the plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n